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Tag: Wrongful Dismissal
Ontario Court Declines to Consider Wrongful Dismissal Action Where Ontario Resident Worked in Michigan
In its recent decision in Koutros v Persico USA Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice set aside the service of a Statement of Claim and stayed an action on the basis that Michigan (not Ontario) was the appropriate jurisdiction in which to dispute the termination of an employment contract. The plaintiff lived near Windsor…
Successfully defended an employer at a wrongful dismissal trial, resulting in the court dismissing the employee’s action.
Successfully defended an employer at a wrongful dismissal trial, resulting in the court dismissing the employee’s action.
Don’t Rush to Summary Judgment!
The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision by a motion judge which allowed the plaintiffs’ wrongful dismissal actions to be decided by way of summary judgment motion. In Singh v. Concept Plastics Limited, the two plaintiffs were long-term former employees of Concept Plastics. Both brought motions to resolve their actions by way of summary…
HRPA Grand Valley Labour & Employment Breakfast Seminar
Topic Tips, Tools and Techniques for the HR Professional in 2012 and Beyond
Employment Law Update
Topics Oppression Remedy Update on Current Trends in Wrongful Dismissal Privacy and related Liability
Stratford HR Association Legal Update
Topic Human Resources Management in an Increasingly Complex World
Stratford HR Association Labour & Employment Update
Topic Labour & Employment Law in 2012
Guelph and District HRPA Labour & Employment Law Breakfast Seminar
Topic Tips, Tools and Techniques for the HR Professional in 2012 and Beyond
Ottawa HRPA
Topic What’s Your Best Guess? – Estimating Damages for Dismissal