Sentences with phrase «courts in wrongful dismissal actions»

We also represent employers before all levels of courts in wrongful dismissal actions, occupational health and safety matters, judicial reviews of decisions made by administrative tribunals and to obtain injunctive relief.

In a decision dated September 10, 2013, a London, Ont., woman became the first person to be awarded human rights damages by the Ontario Supreme Court in a wrongful dismissal action.

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[13] At para. 57 in Honda v. Keays, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed the general damages allocated in wrongful dismissal actions are confined to the loss suffered as a result of the employer's failure to provide notice and that no damages are available to the employee for the actual loss of his or her job and / or the pain and distress that may have been suffered as a consequence of having been terminated.

The availability of an increased punitive damage award in a wrongful dismissal action because of a bad faith employer policy was recognized in Hodson v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.2 The Divisional Court considered an appeal of an order striking paragraphs in the plaintiff's statement of claim that alleged that the Bank had an ongoing corporate strategy of terminating employees for cause to avoid having to provide unwanted employees with a severance package.

Nagribianko v. Select Wine Merchants Ltd. was a wrongful dismissal action brought in Small Claims Court by the Plaintiff, Alexander Nagribianko («Mr. Nagribianko»).

The Superior Court of Justice ruled on the issue of common - employers and personal liability of directors in the context of a wrongful dismissal action.

Ryan Newell discusses the first case in which a court has ordered an employer to pay damages for a Human Rights Code violation in the context of a wrongful dismissal action.

Obtained dismissal / stay of California state court wrongful death action obtained in favor of helicopter component manufacturer based on improper venue subsequently upheld on appeal.

Depending always on the facts, remedies can be available to terminated employees by bringing court actions for wrongful dismissal (where generally the length of time employed is a critical factor in assessment of damages); or by employment standards proceedings for unpaid wages3.

P1102900227): Successful defence as lead counsel of a property management company in a wrongful dismissal action at trial in Provincial Court (Red Deer).

The objective of the court in a civil action (such as a wrongful dismissal action) is to compensate the plaintiff for his or her loss.

The increasing use of summary judgment motions to decide straightforward wrongful dismissal actions has resulted in it now being commonplace for a court to grant judgment in a wrongful dismissal action before the expiration of the dismissed employee's reasonable notice period.

Robert also appears in the Ontario Superior Court on wrongful dismissal actions, injunction and judicial review proceedings.

In a wrongful dismissal action the former employee will ask the court to order his or her former employer to award damages (e.g. an award of money) for the employer's failure to provide proper notice of dismissal.

Courts have also repeatedly recognized that short term and probationary employees are more vulnerable than normal employees, and as a result have awarded higher damages in wrongful dismissal actions.

Employment law (unreported): Defended an employer in a Provincial Court action brought by a former employee seeking damages for wrongful dismissal and elevated damages due to the manner of termination.

In Lawrence v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, in a split decision, the Court of Appeal granted a representation order nunc pro tunc to commence a wrongful dismissal action against a Union after the limitation period had expired because the Union and some of its representatives had defended the proceeding to the point that it was ready for triaIn Lawrence v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, in a split decision, the Court of Appeal granted a representation order nunc pro tunc to commence a wrongful dismissal action against a Union after the limitation period had expired because the Union and some of its representatives had defended the proceeding to the point that it was ready for triain a split decision, the Court of Appeal granted a representation order nunc pro tunc to commence a wrongful dismissal action against a Union after the limitation period had expired because the Union and some of its representatives had defended the proceeding to the point that it was ready for trial.

A court action for wrongful dismissal launched at the end of July against the New Brunswick Real Estate Association (NBREA), as well as four of its executive committee members, has been resolved out of court in favour of former NBREA executive director Louise Mazerall.