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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read March 17, 2023

Facebook class action goes ahead

digital discriminationOn December 22, 2022, the Quebec Court of Appeal decided to allow a class action to proceed where there was an allegation that Facebook allowed for advertisers to discriminate against Quebec users on the prohibited grounds of age, race and gender in relation to advertising for employment and housing.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Business, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Information Technology / class action, Digital Advertising, digital discrimination, discrimination, employment law, facebook, facebook advertising, human rights, Job advertisement, prohibited grounds of discrimination, Quebec, Quebec Court of Appeal, targeted ads Leave a Comment

By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | 2 Minutes Read March 13, 2023

Zero mitigation efforts reduces notice period by 20%

mitigation effortsIn Zoehner v. Algo Communication Products Ltd., 2023 BCSC 224 Justice Verhoevan had this to say about a 63 year old employee (and part owner of a family business) regarding his mitigation efforts.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards / employment law, Mitigating damages, mitigation efforts, notice period, termination, zoehner v. algo communication products ltd Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 10, 2023

Be careful what you wish for: litigation lessons for employers

wrongful dismissalHirings and firings are common to workplaces across Ontario. For various reasons, people come and go. Employment dismissals, however, when mishandled, can bring with them significant risk and result in unintended liability.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards / chin v. beauty express canada inc., dismissal damages, employment dismissal, employment law, litigation, Rules of Civil Procedure, termination, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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