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Is Pension Income Deductible from Wrongful Dismissal Damages as Mitigation Income?

Income a person receives from their pension is not considered "mitigation income" and does not reduce the wrongful dismissal damages payable by a former employer.

UncategorizedBen HahnApril 3, 2024Benjamin J. Hahn, Ontario Employment and Civil Litigation LawyerEmployment, Law, Ontario, Employment Law, Pension Income, Mitigation Income, Mitigation

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