Court of Appeal Reverses Marchen
The BC Court of Appeal overturned the trial decision awarding $100,000 in punitive damages.
Author Archives: Tevlin Gleadle Curtis
An Overview of Vehicle Benefits
Many terminated employees seek the replacement of vehicle benefits which they enjoyed as a part of their job. I thought it would be useful to review this issue, and provide a comprehensive summary. Sometimes vehicle benefits are awarded in wrongful dismissal suits, other times they are not. Though on first glance the case law seems … Continued
Pension Plan Expenses
In Kerry (Canada) Inc. v. DCA Employees Pension Committee the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the Ontario Court of Appeal’s 2007 decision. The case will be welcome to employers with pension plans, and serves to clarify the ground rules about use of pension funds to pay pension expenses and take contribution holidays.
SCC overturns BC Court of Appeal on Restrictive Covenants
In Shafron v KRG Insurance Brokers (Western) Inc. 2009 SCC 6, the Supreme Court of Canada re-affirmed strict requirements on enforcing restrictive covenants (non-competition clauses) in employment contracts.