Recently, Ontario’s highest court was asked to determine whether a common law tort of harassment exists. In Merrifield v. Canada (Attorney General), an important decision released in March, the Court of Appeal affirmed that there is no su ...
In Aasgaard v Harlequin Enterprises Ltd, an employee who was given reasonable notice of his termination and a reasonable severance offer started his own business during the notice period and transferred his employer’s inventory to his new ...
The Ontario Court of Appeal in Doyle v. Zochem Inc. affirmed a Superior Court of Justice decision to award $60,000 in moral damages plus $25,000 for human rights violations on top of notice to a woman who endured sexual harassment on the jo ...
The British Columbia Supreme Court’s decision in Ram v. The Michael Lacombe Group Inc. made headlines due to its egregious set of facts and the quantum of damages awarded to a fast food employee who was terminated after allegedly stealing ...
In Strudwick v. Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., egregious conduct by an employer toward a disabled employee resulted in one of the highest amounts ever awarded for breach of the employee’s rights.
In Shapka v. Interbase Consultants Ltd., the Court analyzed the termination clause contained in the employee’s contract of employment and determined that it was valid and enforceable.
Recently the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal found the limits on chronic mental stress claims in the Workplace Safety Insurance Act to be contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Porter Airlines has launched a $4 million libel lawsuit against the union representing 22 striking fuel workers for comments made on Twitter. Porter alleges the libellous comments against the airline were made by the strike co-ordinator on ...