Executives often receive different forms of compensation such as salary, bonus, short-term incentive compensation, long-term compensation, stock options, and income from shares in the corporation. In recent years, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) has...
The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee On June 30, 2016 the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “OCA”) released its decision in a case involving the dismissal of a disabled employee who earned about $ 22 000 per year. I wrote about the trial decision in April (see here...
Special Damages in Wrongful Dismissal Cases: Two Ships Passing in the Night Wrongful dismissal occurs when an employer does not provide an employee with adequate notice of termination. Wrongful dismissal cases result in two main types of damages; these are, (i)...