Contract Terms, Termination, Damages

Not So Dependable? BC Court Says Employers May Not Expect Dependent Contractors to Get Less Reasonable Notice than Employees

Bennett Jones LLP on 6/3/2025

In the recent decision of Ursic v Country Lumber Ltd., 2025 BCSC 970 (Country Lumber), the Supreme Court of British Columbia held that there is no presumption that dependent contractors ought to receive less reasonable notice...more

Ontario, Canada Court Finds Employer Repudiated Employment Agreement When it Failed to Pay Employee’s Contractual Severance

Littler on 2/22/2025

In Timmins v. Artisan Cells, 2025 CanLII 2387, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice found, in an undefended claim, that the employers “by their correspondence and actions” repudiated the employee’s employment agreement when...more

What to Do if Your Federal Contract was Wrongfully Terminated by the Government

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/18/2025

Government contracts often include a termination for convenience clause, generally allowing federal agencies to cancel agreements when it serves the government’s interest. While this power is fairly broad, it is not absolute...more

Did the Punishment Fit the Claim? Employer Hit With $25,000 in Punitive Damages for Making Statutory Entitlements Subject to a...

Stikeman Elliott LLP on 1/22/2025

In its recent decision, Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc.2025 BCSC 8 (“Thompson”), the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) made a $25,000 punitive damages award against an employer for attempting to...more

Cap in Hand: Should Liability Caps Be Applied Before or After Set-Off?

Cooley LLP on 1/21/2025

In Topalsson GmbH v. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited, the Court of Appeal helpfully re-affirmed that the ‘commonsense’ approach to the application of liability caps is to apply them before any set-off calculation....more

Treble Ahead? SJC Opinion Offers Damages Caution for Massachusetts Employers With Commissioned Employees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/25/2020

On February 12, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued an opinion with significant implications for Massachusetts employers with commissioned employees. In Parker v. EnerNOC, Inc. (SJC-12703), the SJC...more