Tag: Julia Kennedy

Canadian Court Trims $500K Dismissal Damages, Upholds Arbitrator’s Broad Authority

By Julia Kennedy Apr 25, 2011 Northern Exposure

Updated: Apr 25, 2011

by Julia Kennedy A Canadian court recently upheld most of a more than $500,000 arbitration award involving a unionized employee of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA). But it ordered the arbitrator to reconsider the mental distress and punitive damages awards. In doing so, the court clarified the broad remedial authority of arbitrators to award […]

Beware the Perils of Firing Employee-Shareholders

By Northern Exposure Jun 21, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jun 21, 2010

By Stephen Acker and Julia Kennedy As we have repeatedly reported, courts are finding new ways to put money in former employees’ pockets in Canada. Another example is the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Link v. Venture Steel Inc. and Ruben Rivas, where it agreed with the trial judge’s decision awarding a former […]