An employee who has been wrongfully dismissed and is entitled to reasonable notice at common law will be compensated based on the number of months of notice the court concludes they should have received. The amount of payment they receive in lieu of that reasonable...
In the recent Ontario decision Kraft v. Firepower Financial Corp., a dismissed employee was awarded a higher notice period due to his clear efforts to mitigate in light of the demonstrated difficulty of job searching in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Ideally, productive mediations lead to settlements. Unfortunately, mediations can sometimes take a very long time. It isn’t surprising that after a long day of mediating, the wrongful dismissal lawyers might decide not to draft the formal minutes of settlement until...
The legal process is complicated. When you aren’t familiar with it, it’s easy to make mistakes. Some of these mistakes can be very costly. Some mistakes can be fixed. Some cannot, and if you make one of these mistakes, you may see your entire case thrown out. It is...
As of September 22, 2021, the Ontario government is requiring individuals to prove they are fully vaccinated in order to access certain businesses and public settings. These public settings include concert venues, movie theatres, convention centers, restaurants,...
