Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 2012 BCSC 133
The Court awarded our client 18 months severance, $35,000 in aggravated damages and $50,000 in punitive damages after she was wrongfully dismissed from her job of 30 years with the Liquor Board. Download Case PDF
Chan v. Dencan Restaurants, 2011 BCSC 1439
Our client is 63 years of age and was a managment level employee employed by Denny's for 15 years. The court found that our client had not resigned from his employment but had instead been wrongfully dismissed by Denny's and awarded him 18 months of severance. Download Case PDF
McIntosh v. Metro Aluminum Products and Augustynowicz 2011 BCHRT 346
Our client brought a successful human rights complaint against her former employer and boss for sexual harassment (unwanted text messages), and received approximately $29,500 in compensation, including $12,500 tax free in general damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect.
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Common Pitfalls In the Written Employement Contract.
Simon, Jennifer and Wendy wrote a paper for the 2011 Employment Law Conference about various pitfalls of written employment agreements.Click here to read the article (May 2011)
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Employment Law.
Simon, Jonas and Wendy co-wrote a paper for a 2010 Employment Law Conference.Click here to read the article (June 2010)
Drinking at Work.
Simon is quoted in the Vancouver Sun about alcohol consumption during the workday.Click here to read the article (March 2010)
Notice of Dismissal.
Jonas McKay wrote an article on the Notice of Dismissal.Click here to read the article (February 2010)
The Rules of Office Romance.
Simon is quoted in the Lawyers Weekly article from November 2009.Click here to read the article (November 2009)
Strategic Practice Decisions - Employment Law Litigation.
Simon wrote a paper for the 2009 Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Employment Law.Click here to read the article (July 2009)
Privacy Issues in Pre-Employment Screening.
Jennifer wrote a paper for a 2009 Employment Law Conference.Click here to read the article (May 2009)
The Duty to mitigate: moving to find work after dismissal
Simon wrote an article published in The Lawyers Weekly.Click here to read the article (March 2009)
The Common Employer
Simon wrote a paper entitled "The Common Employer" which he presented at the 2008 Employment Law Conference in Vancouver.Click here to read the article (May 2008) Click here to read the article (August 2007)
