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Ontario, Canada Court Finds Employer Repudiated Employment Agreement When it Failed to Pay Employee’s Contractual Severance

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In Timmins v. Artisan Cells, 2025 CanLII 2387, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice found, in an undefended claim, that the employers “by their correspondence and actions” repudiated the employee’s employment agreement when...more

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Allows Claims Based on Association CEO’s Comments About Employee Departure

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A recent DC Circuit decision contains cautionary lessons for drafting severance agreements and opens the door to personal liability for negative characterizations of the reasons for employee departures. A mutual...more

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Labor and Employment FAQs In Light of Uncertain Financial Times

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Notwithstanding the very recent good news that it appears the federal government and regulators currently have control and a plan in place to limit the impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) and Signature Bank’s recent...more

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Noncompete Considerations for Employers Implementing COVID-19 Cost-Cutting Measures and Operational Changes

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As COVID-19 continues to spread and economic uncertainty persists, many employers are implementing layoffs, pay cuts, furloughs and other operational changes that could cause them to lose the ability to enforce their...more

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Employee Benefit Plan Review – From the Courts

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Second Circuit Affirms Decision Rejecting ERISA Claims for Retiree Health Benefits The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing claims under the Employee Retirement...more

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District Court Case Highlights Advantages of ERISA Severance Plans

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Specialists have long touted certain significant advantages to employers that come along with maintaining ERISA severance plans, and a recent district court case highlights some of these advantages....more

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Hallmark Recoups Former Executive’s Severance Pay Seven Years after Separation Agreement

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Seven years after entering into a separation agreement with one of its executives, Hallmark Cards, Inc. brought suit against the former employee, seeking a “full refund” of the $735,000 severance it paid her....more

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