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 ...
In Pate v. Township of Galway-Cavendish, the Ontario Court of Appeal reviewed the Trial Judge's decision of the dismissal of an employee's claim of malicious prosecution and the award of punitive damages arising from the termination of his ...
Canadian Employment Law Today, Sept 2012 - Higginson v. Babine Forest Products Ltd. - A jury of the British Columbia Supreme Court has awarded an employee more than $800,000 in damages after he was terminated without notice after 34 years o ...
In Brito v Canac Kitchens, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision that the employee be awarded damages for loss of disability benefits throughout the common law notice period.
A funeral home brought an action against a newly formed competing funeral company for theft and misuse of confidential information, improper solicitation of clients, and unfair competition through false and misleading statements.
Read about how the reduction and removal of aggravated and punitive damages demonstrates continued confusion amongst Canadian courts.