Peter is the lead author of Lancaster House's eText
on Wrongful Dismissal and Employment Law, published by Lancaster House and CanLII, and a co-author along with Jeffrey Sack, Q.C., of Lancaster House's Collective Agreements in Canada: Law and Language.
Lancaster House, as part of its contribution to CanLII users of a free e-text
on wrongful dismissal and employment law, is also providing CanLII users with free access to a wide selection of case summaries and commentaries from their very popular case alert service.
Ian has appeared in all levels of court in the province of Ontario, including the Superior Court of Justice
on wrongful dismissal matters and injunctive proceedings, the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Tax Court of Canada.
We have assisted Alma Media Group companies in various labour disputes, including both civil and criminal claims
on wrongful dismissal and discrimination, which have given rise to several legal precedents.
Robert also appears in the Ontario Superior Court
on wrongful dismissal actions, injunction and judicial review proceedings.
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Minken Employment Lawyers is your source of expert legal advice and advocacy
on wrongful dismissal, wrongful termination and other employment law issues, serving Toronto, Greater Toronto Area (Markham, Newmarket, Aurora, Richmond Hill, North York, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Mississauga, Brampton, Pickering, Ajax, Stouffville, Uxbridge, Brooklin, Whitby, Oshawa etc.), Ontario, Canada as well as national and international clients for over 20 years.
Lindsay's employment litigation practice focuses
on wrongful dismissal cases and human rights in the workplace.
Dear Simone Ostrowski - Words can not describe how grateful I am to you and Whitten & Lublin for taking
on my wrongful dismissal case.
Waterstone's experienced lawyers handle employment law issues for both employers and employees and are often called to advise
on wrongful dismissal and termination, employment contracts, claims for overtime and unpaid wages or benefits, harassment and discrimination, and privacy and confidentiality issues.
Not exact matches
When the supervisor sued for
wrongful dismissal, Linamar argued that the supervisor had violated his duty to protect the company's interests through his involvement in child pornography, despite the fact that it was done
on his own time.
Mr. Arthur who is seeking justice for
wrongful dismissal and failure
on the part of the bank to protect a whistleblower said he was unable to follow anti-money laundering rules when he accepted the cash because of the king's status.
The London Employment Tribunal is today expected to deliver judgment
on claims of
wrongful dismissal by a banker in the UK who...
Believing that he was legally entitled to reject the transfer based
on his two concerns and instead sue for
wrongful dismissal because his original job disappeared, Ghanny refused to report for work and began to look for another job.
If you're going to publish about
wrongful dismissal in New York State, then your publication should strive to be the comprehensive, unquestioned, nobody - else - is - close authority
on the subject.
We also act
on behalf of clients at all levels of court, including
wrongful dismissal and disability claims matters.
If deduction were permitted, an employee who was eligible to receive his or her pension but had not reached 71 years of age could, by means of
wrongful dismissal, be forced to retire and draw
on his or her pension benefits.
On the face of it, John has won $ 34,000 in court for
wrongful dismissal (One year's salary less what OldCo paid him.)
Employers may be motivated to settle a case for
wrongful dismissal for a number of reasons including avoiding a drawn out and costly legal dispute, the potential negative publicity and impact
on company moral as well as the risk that a court may confirm that the company did wrongfully dismiss their employee.
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The
dismissal at the preliminary hearing should have no effect
on the
wrongful death claim against the officer.
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The right to damages for
wrongful dismissal and the right to disability benefits were based
on opposing assumptions about the employee's ability to work.
Kathy's work focuses primarily
on motor vehicle collision cases and personal injury matters, along with
wrongful dismissal and estate litigation.
Overall, the Court was able to distinguish Mr. Waterman's situation from the facts of Sylvester
on a number of points, and held that pension benefits should not be deducted from
wrongful dismissal damages.
Obtained summary judgment and
dismissal of high - profile whistleblower and
wrongful termination case
on behalf of employer.
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IBM's second argument in the appeal was to rely
on the decision in Sylvester v. British Columbia, in which it was held that
wrongful dismissal damages should be reduced by the amount of disability benefits paid during the notice period.
If you are an employer and find yourself
on the wrong end of a
wrongful dismissal claim, the professional, experienced and cost - effective employment lawyers for employers at Ottawa's Kelly Santini LLP would be happy to be of service to your business or organization.
We work closely with our clients to advise them
on sensitive and high - profile executive departures, individual and mass terminations,
wrongful dismissal claims, hiring and competitive recruiting issues, departing fiduciary and restrictive covenant issues, bonus disputes, policy - setting, internal investigations, human rights, and harassment claims.
An employer that dismisses an employee
on these grounds may be found liable for discrimination and
wrongful dismissal.
Employers are often taken aback by the contents of Statements of Claim alleging
wrongful dismissal, which typically contain a laundry list of demands for various amounts of money based
on different allegations.
Notably, in response to Ms. Strudwick's request to be awarded an extended common law notice period because of the employer's conduct (she requested damages equal to pay and benefits to age 65
on appeal), the Court of Appeal reiterated that common law damages for
wrongful dismissal are intended to give employees what they reasonably need to support themselves until they find a new job, and not to compensate them until retirement.
However, recall that one's stated intention to retire could be a factor reducing the amount of reasonable notice to which one is entitled;
on that point see this blog's earlier post Stated Intention to Retire May Reduce
Wrongful Dismissal Damages.
Furthermore, in cases that include constructive
dismissal, whistleblowing, health, and safety concern or
wrongful dismissal, there is no cap
on the compensation amount.
For related case studies and more information
on Constructive
Dismissal and
Wrongful Dismissal, search our blog.
While the statutory cap
on compensation for unfair
dismissal has crept upwards (it is now # 63,500) the rules governing the award of damages for
wrongful dismissal have remained, for the most part, not only stable but also consistent with the general principles of contract law.
In Quebec, the just cause provision kicks in after just two years of employment and employees are entitled to free legal representation when they file
wrongful dismissal complaints, says Danilo Di Vincenzo of Le Corre LLP in Laval, Quebec, who practises
on the management side.
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Advising Bank of Ireland
on general employment matters including unfair
dismissal,
wrongful dismissal, redundancy, disciplinary matters (including misconduct and poor performance), discrimination, compromise agreements, equal pay and ill - health.
When 29 - year - old Lorna Harris was dismissed from her work
on the company's assembly line, she sued for
wrongful dismissal.
With particular expertise in employment law and human rights disputes, Tamara regularly advises clients
on risk management, litigation strategy and the most effective policies for
wrongful dismissal, discrimination, severance packages, investigations, and HR management.
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Marcus currently practices in all areas of workplace law, advising and representing employers
on issues ranging from
wrongful dismissal matters to human rights to construction sector labour relations.
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He primarily provides advice to employers and employees
on employment contracts, employee manuals, collective agreement administration, discipline, termination,
wrongful dismissal, employment standards, and human rights issues.
Anne provides advice and representation to both private and public sector employers
on a wide range of labour and employment issues including human rights and accommodation, grievance arbitrations,
wrongful dismissals, employment standards, and worker's compensation.