Tag: Bank of Nova Scotia

Did Employer’s Overtime Policy Create Unworkable ‘Catch-22’?

By Northern Exposure Mar 29, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 29, 2010

By Lorene Novakowski and Derek Knoechel As was noted in an earlier article here, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently certified a class action against the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS). That lawsuit claims $300 million in unpaid overtime involving approximately 5,300 BNS sales staff: Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia (Fulawka). Certification means […]

Overtime Class Action Claims: The Second Wave?

By Sara Parchello, Partner, Bennett Jones Mar 15, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 15, 2010

By Sara Parchello Overtime class actions in Canada aren’t dead. If you thought that last year’s court decision refusing to certify the class action against one of Canada’s largest banks, CIBC, meant the death of such lawsuits in Canada, think again. These lawsuits — in which one or several employees act as a “representative plaintiff” […]