Employer’s vicarious liability is an established doctrine in the common law that attributes liability to employers for the negligence of their workers. If an…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice Decision in Skov v. G&K Services Canada Inc.,  2017 ONSC 6752 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Kevin Skov (the “Plaintiff”) began…

In employment law, a duty to mitigate requires a terminated employee to make reasonable efforts to limit the loss. This generalized statement is not…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Decision in Cordeiro v Pinnacle Caterers Ltd., 2017 ONSC 4221 BACKGROUND The plaintiff, Keith Cordeiro (“Plaintiff”) brought an action…

In a landmark 2004 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that employers must continue to pay an employee during an administrative suspension. While…

The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta recently upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that SMS Equipment Inc. (“SMS Equipment”) discriminated against an employee because they…

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded Alan Gordon (“Alan”) $100,000 in punitive damages due to the outrageous conduct of the defendant employer, Altus…

It is not unheard of for a business to “poach” high-ranking employees from their competitors in order to gain an edge. Hiring a competitor’s…

A private school teacher (“Mr. Fernandes”) was terminated for falsifying student grades, so he sued the school for wrongful dismissal, among other things. While…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario’s Decision in Gahagan v. James Campbell Inc., 2014 HRTO 14. BACKGROUND The respondent, James Campbell Inc. (the “Respondent”), operated…