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By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 14, 2023

Is a new test emerging for worker classification?

Workers are usually categorized as an employee or a contractor. Each category comes with its own distinct set of entitlements and obligations. Generally speaking, a contractor is someone in business for themselves, while an employee works for the benefit of another’s business.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards / contractor, contracts, damages, employment law, independent contractor, worker classification, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Vey Willetts LLP | 3 Minutes Read August 12, 2022

Job for life is no joke for Quebec employer

force mejeureIt is important for employers to keep in mind that the words in employment contracts have meaning. Moreover, where it is the employer that has drafted the contract and sought the requested terms, in the event of a later dispute over said terms, it is likely the courts will give effect to the logical, common sense meaning of the contractual language and interpret any ambiguity in the employee’s favour.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / contractual provisions, damages, Dismissal, employment agreement, employment contract, employment law, Job offer, reinstatement, termination, terms of employment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 21, 2022

Maple Leaf Foods saves your bacon: Alberta Court of Appeal refuses to certify claim for pure economic loss

The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that there is no general right in tort protecting against the negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss in Canadian law, and that the circumstances where pure economic loss will be recoverable are limited.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / class action suit, damages, Duty of care, pure economic loss

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