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Severance Package Review: What to Expect from an Employment Lawyer

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 7, 2018 | For Employees

You have just been terminated. You have been given a week or so to accept a severance package but you don’t know if it is fair. That is where we come in.

How To Prove Mental Distress in the Workplace

by Nadia Halum | Feb 20, 2018 | For Employees

If an employer mistreats an employee at the time of their termination, that employee may be entitled to damages for mental distress.

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...

Employer Alert: Termination Clause UPHELD by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 12, 2018 | For Employers

Employer Alert: Termination Clause UPHELD by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd On Monday, Ontario’s Court of Appeal concluded in Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd., 2018 ONCA 7 that the following termination clause was legally enforceable and that the terminated...

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 4, 2017 | For Employers

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017 In 2017, the provincial legislature and Ontario judges continued to change Ontario’s employment laws. These changes resulted in higher payroll costs and a more regulated workplace. This blog briefly identifies 10 employment...

Damages Owed Under Fixed Term Contracts

by Nadia Halum | Nov 28, 2017 | For Employees

Damages Owed Under Fixed Term Contracts In my last blog post, I discussed a case where an independent contractor who signed a fixed term contract was owed notice of termination, specifically, 5 months and 3 weeks. There are very important differences between...

Independent Contractor Owed Notice of Termination

by Nadia Halum | Nov 1, 2017 | For Employees

Independent Contractor Owed Notice of Termination One common misconception is that, unlike employees, independent contractors are not owed notice of termination. In one recent case from Ontario, an employer was forced to pay an independent contractor for notice...

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door

by Nadia Halum | Sep 22, 2017 | For Employees

Being Terminated Before You Get Your Foot In The Door From time to time, we get a call from a person who has accepted a job offer, quit their existing job, and then been told that the job offer has been revoked before the person starts work. The person wants to know,...

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Severance Package Review: What to Expect from an Employment Lawyer

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

Employer Alert: Termination Clause UPHELD by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Nemeth v. Hatch Ltd

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017

Damages Owed Under Fixed Term Contracts

Independent Contractor Owed Notice of Termination

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