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Class Action / Mass Terminations Articles
2008: a tough year for employees
Most people believe that court decisions are too pro-employee. This is untrue. Despite employee-friendly workplace laws, Canadian employers sometimes get to call all the legal shots. Both employees, and their lawyers, should pause given some of the recent decisions of our courts....[read more]
Class action lawsuits on the rise
It’s workplace law’s newest, and biggest, phenomenon: lawyers specializing in class action lawsuits, joining together groups of employees with similar legal claims....[read more]
Class action lawsuits on the rise: But mass proceedings may be mass mistake
It’s workplace law’s newest, and biggest, phenomenon: lawyers specializing in class action lawsuits, joining together groups of employees with similar legal claims. But mass justice may come with a price: employees, excited by the prospects of multi-million dollar settlements, unaware that their interests may not be aligned....[read more]
Overtime pay required
Most of the Canadian workforce is not paid for the minutes or hours that are actually worked. Such dedication may be desirable to employers – but that does not necessarily make it legal....[read more]