Showing posts with label Oppression. Show all posts
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Tuesday 14 April 2015

Ontario Judges Finds Individual Director Liable for Unpaid Wages Pursuant to Oppression Remedy

Are employees who are owed wages “creditors” for the purposes of advancing a claim pursuant to the oppression remedy provisions of Canada’s business corporations laws?

In a recent, unprecedented decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, El Ashiri v. Pembroke Residence Ltd., 2015 ONSC 1172 (CanLII), at least one judge has said that the answer is “yes.”