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“A Wolf by the ear”: dismissed employee ordered to pay employer’s legal costs
March 1, 2003
A recent case demonstrates that, in some circumstances, employers defending wrongful dismissal actions may be able to recoup a significant portion of their legal expenses
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Qualified privilege protects comments made during reference check from defamation action
March 1, 2003
Can employees sue successfully for defamatory remarks made by employers in the course of providing an employment reference? Miller v. Bank of Nova Scotia (December
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Absent more than 365 days in nine years, dismissed employee wins reinstatement, damages from Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
March 1, 2003
Desormeaux v. Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission (January 14, 2003), a decision by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, is not likely to give much comfort to
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Bullying at work: another form of workplace violence
February 1, 2003
In the FOCUS article “Workplace violence: a challenge for employers”, we observed that case law demonstrates that violence means more than just physical violence and
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Ontario court orders subcontractor to pay damages to consulting firm for breach of confidentiality
January 1, 2003
Governments and other large organizations often retain the services of consulting firms to assist them with their Information Technology systems. More often than not, the
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“An artificial exercise”: Supreme Court rules that victims of discrimination need not be members of disadvantaged groups
December 1, 2002
In a ruling issued on October 31, 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in
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