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By Barry B. Fisher LL.B. | < 1 Minutes Read February 13, 2023

Supervisor punching employee in the genitals costs employer $285,000

In Osmani v. Universal Structural Restorations Ltd., 2022 ONSC 6979 Justice Di Luca , after a 12 day trial, awarded huge damages to a general labourer with only 14 months service.

Article by Barry B. Fisher LL.B. / Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / aggravated damages, assault in the workplace, employment law, harassment, moral damages, punitive damages, temporary foreign worker, termination, unpaid wages, violence in the workplace, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 4 Minutes Read February 13, 2018

Wal-Mart employee awarded $250,000 in moral damages and $500,000 in punitive damages

notice periodWal-Mart was found to have breached its duty as it was trying to find a new position for Ms. Galea. I don’t know if this case will turn out to be an outlier, but in the meantime employers should be very careful when dealing with an employee who is between jobs within the organization.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / damages, employment law, Galea v. Wal-Mart, moral damages, punitive damages, termination, termination without cause, termination without notice, wrongful dismissal

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 8 Minutes Read August 4, 2017

Talking damages: Put your money where your mouth is

When it comes to human rights cases, awards for general damages are often less than $10,000, even though the $10,000 cap on general damages was removed almost a decade ago.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / bad faith damages, bad faith termination, damages, Doyle v. Zochem Inc, employment law, harassment, human rights code, Keays v. Honda Canada Inc, moral damages, punitive damages, sexual harassment, termination

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