A terminated employee waited more than a year after she was fired to claim unpaid severance and termination pay. She admitted her claim was late but argued that she had been “preoccupied” and didn’t know she had a right to make the claim. But the Labour Relations Board wasn’t impressed and refused to let her file the claim [Malwatta v. Zellers Inc., 2009 CanLII 21073 (ON L.R.B.), April 28, 2009].