tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post6398453363022996970..comments2023-10-25T00:48:14.046-07:00Comments on The Buchanan Ontario Workplace Law Blog: Constructively Dismissed Wal-Mart Employee Awarded $1.4 MillionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-14149074439652120582013-01-21T07:21:43.926-08:002013-01-21T07:21:43.926-08:00Thanks for the input, but it doesn't really ad...Thanks for the input, but it doesn't really address my concerns.<br /><br />My point is that, if Wal-Mart is liable for the manager's misconduct, then Wal-Mart and the manager should together be liable for the same compensatory damages, unless Wal-Mart did something over and above the manager's misconduct which increased the injury to the employee.Dennis Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338198640943823828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-58794206737048964542013-01-20T10:28:57.518-08:002013-01-20T10:28:57.518-08:00Regarding your comment:
"But - unless I'...Regarding your comment:<br /><br />"But - unless I'm missing something in terms of the apportionment of damages"...<br /><br />Executives at Wal-Mart were made aware of the abuse, did not respond appropriately to it, and in fact let it continue, thus leading to the finding of liability against Wal-Mart in addition to that against Pinnock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560894381298667267.post-60312843948309667162012-10-29T08:44:41.414-07:002012-10-29T08:44:41.414-07:00So much to read here, but I have often wondered ab...So much to read here, but I have often wondered about the relationship between manager and large corporations regarding these sorts of cases. The punitive damages here to absorbed by the manager did not make much sense to me in the context of corporate structure and responsibility. Could it be that an era of personal responsibility was ushered in by a jury of folks from Windsor? We'll see on appeal. A most interesting case for sure. I have not read much about it here in Kitchener. Perhaps personal responsibility is still on the wane here...<br />B.F.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com