Category: Wrongful Dismissal
Plaintiff’s Wrongful Dismissal Action Backfires, Court Orders Employee to Pay Damages to Employer
Just cause termination can be difficult to prove, but when the employee holds fiduciary duties and breaches them, the Courts are more likely to uphold the dismissal. Additionally, if the employee’s misconduct caused the employer a loss, they may end up owing the employer money. In Ryan-Lewis v Penticton Indian Band, 2024 BCSC 1968, the BC […] Read more
Loss of Opportunity to Qualify and Work in Profession Results in Increased Damages
An articling student successfully appealed her award of damages from her wrongful dismissal action against a Vancouver law firm and was awarded an additional $100,000 for her lost opportunity to become a lawyer, plus $25,000 in punitive damages by the Court of Appeal in Ojanen v Acumen Law Corporation and Paul Doroshenko, 2021 BCCA 189. […] Read more
