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When an employee is wrongfully dismissed from her employment, she is required to seek alternative employment to mitigate, or reduce, the damages she incurs. The income earned from alternative employment is normally deducted from the damages the former employer owes to the employee. In a recent decision, Brake v. PJ-M2R Restaurant Inc., the Ontario Court

The Ontario Superior Court recently held that a car dealership, Wright Auto Sales Inc. (the “Employer”), wrongfully dismissed one of its managers with two years of service (the “Employee”), when it terminated the Employee’s employment for consuming alcohol during the work day and allegedly being under the influence of alcohol while at work. A few