A recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal highlights the devastating financial consequences of inadequate internal controls, confirming a massive damages award against a rogue employee. Foster v. Prado (2026 ONCA 277) In Foster v. Prado, an office manager...
A recent decision from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench serves as a stark reminder that deliberate deception during the hiring process can justify immediate termination for cause, even for executive-level employees. Tudor v. Accurate Screen Ltd. In Tudor v....
Case: A2500253 (Re), 2026 CanLII 21296 (BC WCAT) Overview In the case of A2500253 (Re), 2026 CanLII 21296 (BC WCAT), the British Columbia Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) upheld a finding of prohibited action against an employer who terminated a worker...
A recent Alberta Employment Standards Appeals decision is a good reminder that informal HR practices don’t age well, especially when it comes to vacation, holidays, and salaried employees. In McGonigle v Ocean Fluids Ltd. (2026 ABESAB 3), the Appeal Body had to...
A recent Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) decision is a stark reminder that overtime rules and reprisal protections under the ESA are taken very seriously, and that mistakes in classification, record-keeping, or reactions to employee complaints can quickly become...
Our clients often tell us some version of this: “The issues were obvious. We’d talked to the employee multiple times. They knew there was a problem.” Unfortunately, courts don’t decide cases based on what felt obvious at the time. They decide them based on process,...
