Courts may award punitive damages when an employer’s behavior towards an employee was “high-handed, malicious and reprehensible”. The purpose of awarding punitive damages is to punish the employer and deter similar future conduct.
The Alberta Court has certified a class action lawsuit, allowing Alberta business owners to collectively sue the Alberta government.
This case raises critical issues about workplace vaccine mandates, religious accommodation, and the rights of employees.
The Occupational Health & Safety Act does not require all businesses to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
An employee was terminated for just cause for receiving over $500,000 in a kickback scheme and obtained punitive damages of $200,000.
The Ontario Government is requiring all employers in select industries to implement a vaccination policy by September 7, 2021.
The Ontario Superior Court confirms frustration of contract “occurs as a matter of law” and does not require an act of the employer to trigger it.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded a former employee $170,117.84 in damages for unjust dismissal in Headley v. City of Toronto.