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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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British Columbia, Canada Court of Appeal Affirms Enforceability of Termination Clause That Incorporated by Reference Notice and...

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In Egan v. Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, 2024 BCCA 222, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) upheld a lower court’s decision that a termination clause in an employment agreement was enforceable because it was neither...more

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Better Late Than Never: Employers in Canada Should Review Their Termination of Employment Provisions

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Canadian employers should review their employment contracts and update them as necessary to avoid potentially costly problems upon separation of employment. Since early 2021 when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to...more

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Ontario, Canada: Reducing the Risk That an Employer’s Release of Claims is Found Unenforceable

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When an Ontario employee executes a well-drafted release of claims upon termination, there may still be a risk that a court will conclude the release is unenforceable because it is unconscionable....more

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