Did the Punishment Fit the Claim? Employer Hit With $25,000 in Punitive Damages for Making Statutory Entitlements Subject to a Release
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/01/25
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 make the payment of statutory termination entitlements under the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia) (“ESA”) conditional on a release....
By: Stikeman Elliott LLP