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“New and improved” approach to summary judgments: The impact on wrongful dismissal litigation

July 30, 2014

Since I last wrote about the use of summary judgment in wrongful dismissal actions, there have been two significant updates: In January 2014, the Supreme Court revamped the approach to summary judgment motions in Hryniak v. Mauldin; and In the six months since Hryniak, the courts have applied this revamped approach to wrongful dismissal actions,

No discrimination = Human rights damages? It can if there was no investigation.

May 23, 2013 | By Christine Thomlinson

Deen Morgan believed that he was targeted at work because of his skin colour. His employer did not agree but it dismissed Mr. Morgan’s concerns and instead found a reason to terminate his employment. When he took his complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO”), they ruled in a decision released last

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“New and improved” approach to summary judgments: The impact on wrongful dismissal litigation

No discrimination = Human rights damages? It can if there was no investigation.