Sentences with phrase «systemic wrongdoing»

"Systemic wrongdoing" refers to a situation where there is a pattern or a system that allows unfair or harmful behavior to occur. It means that the problem is not just caused by individual actions, but is deeply rooted in the overall structure or culture of a larger group or organization. Full definition
To date, an allegation that an employer has engaged in systemic wrongdoing in support of a claim for punitive damages does not appear to have been decided at trial.
The Court was not satisfied that there was sufficient evidence of systemic wrongdoing and further of the opinion was that the claims of the class members were not sufficiently common to permit the case to proceed as a class action.
A claim for an increased punitive damage award based on systemic wrongdoing may strike some lawyers as dubious on the basis that a plaintiff should not be able to claim damages for the harm done to others.
Following Whiten, there have been several decisions that have allowed claims which plead systemic wrongdoing in the employment context.
Most recently in the 2015 decision Bansal v Maxsys Staffing and Consulting Inc. 4 the plaintiff, a dismissed recruitment agency account manager working as a dependent contractor, pled the following in support of his claim for punitive damages as a result of systemic wrongdoing:
The ability of a former employee to claim an increased punitive damage award as a result of their employer's systemic wrongdoing can be an effective litigation tool when dealing with an unscrupulous employer.
Most recently in Bansal v Maxsys Staffing and Consulting Inc., 2015 ONSC 1016 the plaintiff, a dismissed dependent contractor, pled the following in support of his claim for punitive damages as a result of systemic wrongdoing:
The Court was not satisfied that there was sufficient evidence of systemic wrongdoing and was further of the opinion that the claims of the class members were not sufficiently common to permit the case to proceed as a class action.
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