19 Sep Insights, Uncategorized Compensation in Wrongful Termination Cases September 19, 2024 By jo.brar As an employee, it is important to understand how your contractual benefits work in wrongful termination cases. JSB Law’s esteemed tea...Continue reading
20 Oct Insights Severance Packages: Is Incentive Based Compensation Included in a Severance Package? February 28, 2024 By jo.brar Termination of employment can be a traumatic experience. If an employee has been fired without case, the employ...Continue reading
11 Oct Insights What to Expect in a Severance Package February 28, 2024 Featured By jo.brar In a wrongful dismissal action, the employee has the onus of establishing that they are entitled to a particular...Continue reading
03 Oct Insights The (In)Validity of Termination Clauses in Employment Contracts February 28, 2024 By jo.brar Employment standards legislation grants employees statutory minimum rights, the common law...Continue reading
14 Sep Insights Workplace Harassment – New Remedy Available to Harassed Employees February 28, 2024 By jo.brar Employees have developed the view that any perceived mistreatment is grounds for a claim against their employer....Continue reading
22 Aug Insights Employee Entitlements Upon Termination of Employment February 28, 2024 By jo.brar A dismissed employee is entitled to be made whole during his or her reasonable notice period.1 In other words, t...Continue reading
28 Jul Insights Why Negotiating Your Own Severance Package is a Terrible Idea February 28, 2024 By jo.brar Employees who want to take a crack at negotiating before calling in a lawyer can do much more harm than good. Continue reading
24 Apr Insights What it Takes to Prove Just Cause for Termination February 28, 2024 By jo.brar The generally accepted principle in just cause dismissals is that an employer will have cause to terminate an em...Continue reading
20 Nov Insights Terminated Employee Entitlements in Alberta Under the Employment Standards Code February 28, 2024 By jo.brar How much notice or termination pay is an employer required to pay an employee for termination of employment unde...Continue reading
09 Nov Insights Employer’s Failure to Act in “Good Faith” May Invalidate an Otherwise Lawful Termination Clause and Entitle an Employee to Greater Damages February 28, 2024 By jo.brar Since the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1997 decision in Wallace v. United Grain Growers, employers have been advise...Continue reading