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Month: August 2018

Huge Wins in Wrongful Dismissal Case

August 27th, 2018 in Employee Rights

A Canadian man was recently awarded $28,000 in damages in a wrongful dismissal case. The court didn’t buy the assertion of the former safety manager’s Alberta employer, who said the man quit or that there was just cause for firing him. Most employee rights in…

Murders: Nursing Homes in Good Standing

August 17th, 2018 in Elder Abuse

Elizabeth Wettlaufer has become notorious for fatally poisoning nursing home residents. The 50-year-old nurse took elder abuse to the nth degree at three nursing homes in Woodstock, London and Paris, Ontario, from 2007 to 2014 by murdering eight residents. These particular…

Keeping Assets from Kids’ Ex-spouses

August 10th, 2018 in Estate Beneficiary Advice

Parents who have accumulated a sizable amount of wealth over their lives will likely want to pass their assets on to their children when they pass away. But when an adult child’s marriage goes sideways and ends in divorce, those…

Employment Contracts and Disabilities

August 7th, 2018 in Employment Contracts

There may be many reasons an employee misses work. But when employees in Ontario are off work for an extended period, can their employment contracts be affected? There are certain instances when employers may claim frustration over a contract even…