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Wrongful Dismissal Pay is Reduced by All New Income, Even From a Low-Pay Job Taken in Desperation

Many lawyers and judges appear to have misread the Court of Appeal's 2017 decision in Brake v. PJ-M2R Restaurant Inc., 2017 ONCA 402 (CanLII), citing the case for a legal proposition which it never actually establishes.

UncategorizedBen HahnOctober 19, 2019Benjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerEmployment, Law, Ontario, Mitigation, Wrongful Dismissal, Termination Pay, Severance Pay, Common Law

ONCA: "No Compelling Reason" to Recognize Harassment as Free-Standing Claim in Ontario

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has declined to recognize "harassment" as a free-standing basis to sue in Ontario.

UncategorizedBen HahnMarch 29, 2019Benjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerContracts, Employment, Fired, Law, Ontario, harassment, intentional infliction of mental suffering, Occuptational Health and Safety, Human Rights, Common Law, Torts, Cause of Action