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By Devan Marr | 3 Minutes Read May 20, 2020

Don’t forget the “precedented” business risks: liability claims

With Ontario beginning the process of “re-opening”, businesses with public facing services need to shift their focus managing the risk of operating in a pandemic and ensure they do not inadvertently expose themselves to more familiar forms of liability.

Article by Devan Marr / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / COVID-19, Disability Claims, employee safety training, Employer liability, employment law, liability, Long-term disability, Slips and falls

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 3 Minutes Read October 17, 2018

“Cowboy” employer ordered to pay aggravated damages for bad faith termination

In a recent case titled Lalonde v. Sena Solid Waste Holdings Inc. 2017 ABQB 374, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench considered whether failing to hear an employee’s side of the story before dismissing him for cause could increase an employer’s liability.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Payroll / aggravated damages, bad faith termination, Employer liability, employment law, wrongful dismissal

By Occasional Contributors | 8 Minutes Read August 9, 2018

Alberta Court of Appeal allows apportionment of fault for an accident between a WCB-covered employer and a non WCB-covered party

In McIver v. McIntyre, the Court found that a worker who was injured in a collision could not recover damages against the other vehicle’s owner. The vehicle the worker collided with was operated by a mechanic who was repairing and testing the vehicle while working in the course of his employment.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Finance and Accounting / apportionment of fault, Employer liability, motor vehicle insurance, vicarious liability, workers compensation

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