Ontario Court Of Appeal Finds Plaintiff Did Not Fail To Mitigate, Upholds $50,000 Aggravated Damages Award For Manner Of Dismissal
A recent Court of Appeal decision provides an illustration of when an employee may successfully claim they were unable to
Let’s Revisit: Resignation And Abandonment Of Employment
A recent decision from the Alberta Court of King's Bench1 examined a situation where an employer deemed an injured employee to
Why Moving On From A CEO Can Be Costly And Complicated
In normal conditions, Toronto-Dominion Bank's veteran chief executive, now approaching the ten-year mark in the top job, might be putting the
When An E-Mail Does Not “Find You Well”: Just Cause Termination Not A Proportionate Response To Employee’s Heated E-Mail
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. Employers can be quick to assert that a single instance of employee
Unreasonable Employer Actions Violate Alberta Employee Rights
ATCO Electric Ltd. v Canadian Energy Workers Association, 2024 CanLII 37038 (AB GAA) is a recent decision by arbitrator James Casey in
More Alberta Pushback On McAllister Costs
VLM v Dominey, 2024 ABKB 295 (Henderson, J) is an Alberta Court of King's Bench decision where the Court declined to
Free Speech Does Not Trump Other Rights
Union leader's support for U of T encampment oversteps her mandate Last week, Laura Walton, president of the Ontario Federation
Employers Unlikely To Get Costs In Alberta Human Rights
Karpetz v Syncrude Canada Ltd., 2024 AHRC 64 (C Dickins) is an Alberta Human Rights decision where an employer who