Nurse nets 140k in damages for car accident related injuries Ms. Guzman was a licensed practical nurse when she was involved in a car accident on April 26, 2011. She was t-boned by a driver that ran a red light. She was alone in her car and wearing her seatbelt at the time of her …
Wrongful dismissal-does age matter? The answer is yes, of course it does. The age of the terminated employee is always an important variable in the calculation of severance. Our courts of told us that an older employee will often have a difficult time obtaining alternate employment and therefore considerable weight will be given to the age …
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This is a question that I often get asked in severance package review meetings. The answer is that your statutory severance (under the employment standards act) will never be reduced if you are terminated without cause but your common law reasonable notice maybe can be. Numerous contracts of termination include a so-called “balloon clause” which …
Should your severance or reasonable notice be reduced because you got another job? Read More »
Pain and Suffering Compensation Simply Defined by Oakville Lawyers Heard your lawyer throw around this term? Read it online? General Damages sounds pretty boring – or general but it’s actually the money paid to you as compensation. Damages by definition is essentially the same as compensation. A leading legal dictionary defines “damages” as “every person …
I am injured and I keep hearing the term “general damages.” What the heck is this? Read More »
The family breadwinner is injured and cannot work because of injuries caused in accident– what happens? An accident happens – be it a slip and fall, a car accident, a motorcycle accident or whatever kind of accident – and the breadwinner of the family is critically injured and cannot work. Cash flow stops coming in …
What happens if you or a loved one is injured and can’t work? Read More »
