Tag: Punitive Damages

Employer who hires job applicant over an employee’s objection ordered to pay the employee >$ 100 000 in damages

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 2, 2019 | For Employers

In a recent case, a female employee asked her employer not to hire a male executive because he had sexually harassed her when he had been employed earlier. The employer refused, the employee quit, and claimed, among other things, wrongful dismissal damages and...

Can an Employee Stop an Employer from Hiring a Job Applicant?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 25, 2019 | For Employees

A recent case deals with the conflict between an employer’s right to hire whomever it wishes and its obligation to provide a safe discrimination-free workplace.

Punitive Damages: Rare But Not Unheard Of

by MacLeod Law Firm | Jan 2, 2019 | For Employees

Although punitive damages are rare, the courts will not shy away from awarding them if the circumstances merit it.

Wal-Mart Employee Awarded $250,000 in Moral Damages and $500,000 in Punitive Damages

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 23, 2018 | For Employers

Wal-Mart Employee Awarded $250,000 in Moral Damages and $500,000 in Punitive Damages When deciding whether to settle a case, a lawyer assesses the risks and uncertainties inherent in the litigation process including the quantum of damages that a judge will likely...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct?

by Nadia Halum | Nov 29, 2016 | For Employees

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct? Did you know that judges will sometimes award punitive damages to an employee when an employer engages in malicious conduct? This blog summarises one such case. Morison v...

Employer who hires job applicant over an employee’s objection ordered to pay the employee >$ 100 000 in damages

Can an Employee Stop an Employer from Hiring a Job Applicant?

Punitive Damages: Rare But Not Unheard Of

Wal-Mart Employee Awarded $250,000 in Moral Damages and $500,000 in Punitive Damages

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct?

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Employer who hires job applicant over an employee’s objection ordered to pay the employee >$ 100 000 in damages

Can an Employee Stop an Employer from Hiring a Job Applicant?

Punitive Damages: Rare But Not Unheard Of

Wal-Mart Employee Awarded $250,000 in Moral Damages and $500,000 in Punitive Damages

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

What kind of damages are you entitled to if an employer engages in malicious conduct?

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