Employment Law Cases

Quick summaries of recent decisions

8 Mar 2023

Canada (Attorney General) v. Johnson

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-124-22
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
Laura Johnson applied for parental benefits on March 4, 2021, selecting extended parental benefits. The Canada Employment Insurance Commission denied this change.

8 Mar 2023

Attorney General of Canada v. John Calvin Pettinger

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-74-22
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
In the case Canada (Attorney General) v. Pettinger dated March 8, 2023, John Calvin Pettinger applied for 15 weeks of parental benefits under the Employment Insurance Act, S.C. 1996, c. 23 before his child's first birthday. The act mandates that once benefits are paid out, claimants cannot change their chosen benefit duration, but Pettinger only received two weeks of the standard parental benefits he selected.

8 Mar 2023

Attorney General of Canada v. Janine Jeffers

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-85-22
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
Janine Jeffers applied for parental benefits under the Employment Insurance Act after her child's birth on March 31, 2021. In October 2021, attempted to switch to the extended 61-week option. Canada Employment Insurance Commission denied the switch due to the Act's irrevocability rule.

7 Mar 2023

Rouet c. Canada (Justice)

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-220-21
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
The core issue revolved around whether the referral to arbitration was within the jurisdiction of the Decision-maker, given the stipulations of the Acts mentioned. In the proceedings numbered A-220-21, Mr. Rouet appealed a Federal Court judgment which transferred the application for judicial review of the Decision Maker's decision to a higher court.

7 Mar 2023

Rouet c. Canada (Justice)

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-240-21
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
The core issue revolved around whether the referral to arbitration was within the jurisdiction of the Decision-maker, given the stipulations of the Acts mentioned. In the proceedings numbered A-220-21, Mr. Rouet appealed a Federal Court judgment which transferred the application for judicial review of the Decision Maker's decision to a higher court.

7 Mar 2023

Watson v. Canadian Union of Public Employees

CourtFederal Court of Appeal
Case NumberA-45-22
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law

28 Feb 2023

Davis v. Canada

CourtFederal Court
Case NumberT-1387-21
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
Dreena Davis, an employee of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who worked in the Employee & Management Relations Office Workplace Responsibility Unit, filed a motion to appeal an Order issued by Associate Judge Catherine A. Coughlan. The Order granted the Defendant's motion to strike the Statement of Claim without leave to amend. The Statement of Claim alleged unfair labor practices by the Defendant from 2014 onwards.

16 Feb 2023

Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. v. Canadian Merchant Services Guild

CourtCourt of Appeals for British Columbia
Case NumberCA48629; CA48630
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law

15 Feb 2023

Zoehner v. Algo Communication Products Ltd.

CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia
Case NumberS244165
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
In the case of Zoehner v. Algo Communication Products Ltd., dated February 15, 2023, the plaintiff, Doug Zoehner, sought damages for wrongful dismissal from his employer, Algo Communication Products Ltd. Algo was owned by the plaintiff and his two brothers, with each brother holding shares through their respective holding companies. Algo had alleged that the plaintiff had abandoned his employment, but the plaintiff denied this and claimed he was dismissed.

9 Feb 2023

Diamond Delivery Inc. v Calder

CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia
Case NumberS228772
Practice AreaLabour & Employment Law
In the case of Diamond Delivery Inc. v Calder dated February 9, 2023, the plaintiffs, Diamond Delivery Inc. and DIA Employees Ltd., sought an interlocutory injunction, alleging that the defendant Leslie Calder had violated a non-competition agreement he had agreed to when he sold his business. However, the respondents, Leslie and Pam Calder, argued that the agreement could not be enforced.

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