This is a decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
We successfully represented a senior creative producer whom we established had been wrongfully dismissed due to a disability. The employment law (wrongful dismissal) action included a claim that the claimant had been working extremely long hours in the video gaming development industry. The Award of the Human Rights Tribunal in this case of $20,000 for ‘injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect’ is the largest in BC to date. The Tribunal granted severance pay without any deduction for monies received from long term disability insurance. The overall award of approximately $150,000 included the value of stock options as well as lost salary, bonuses and legal fees.
This employment law case is an important reminder that in some situations an employee can advance a claim for substantial wrongful dismissal damages in the BC Human Rights Tribunal.
Vancouver Sun Article August 16, 2006
BC Human Rights Coalition Newsletter Oct. 2006
Lang Michener, Labour & Employment Newsletter – comment on Toivanen