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January 29, 2026

Delaying statutory termination payments can expose employers to significant liability, including punitive damages.

Alberta Businesses Get Green Light to Sue Government Over COVID-19 Closures

January 29, 2025

The Alberta Court has certified a class action lawsuit, allowing Alberta business owners to collectively sue the Alberta government.

Canadian HR Reporter: HBC hit with moral, punitive damages after bad-faith treatment of employee

October 7, 2022

Ron Minken & Tanya Sambi | Canadian HR Reporter, October 2022: HBC hit with moral, punitive damages after bad-faith treatment of employee

Court Orders Employee to Pay Over $900,000 in Damages & Costs for Stealing

October 7, 2021

An employee was terminated for just cause for receiving over $500,000 in a kickback scheme and obtained punitive damages of $200,000.

Wal-Mart to Pay Employee $750,000 in Moral & Punitive Damages
March 12, 2018
While employers in Ontario have a right to terminate their employees, there is also a requirement that the termination is done in good faith. If emplo Read More...

Awards in Human Rights Violations Case
March 20, 2017
In Strudwick v. Applied Consumer & Clinical Evaluations Inc., egregious conduct by an employer toward a disabled employee resulted in one of the highe Read More...

$1,000,000 Punitive Damages Against Wal-Mart Reduced by Court of Appeal
June 17, 2014
In Boucher v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld high compensatory damages and reduced but did not eliminate punitive damages a Read More...

Employer slapped with punitive damages after refusing to provide final wages, ROE
August 20, 2013
Published online in Canadian Employment Law Today, Aug. 2013 - Nelson v. 977372 Ontario Inc. - Failure to comply with legal obligations in dismissing Read More...

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