Damages: The Dark Side of Having Employees in the United States
Canadian employment law is, in many ways, far more employee favorable than U.S. employment law. With the exception of a few states, employment in the United States is “at-will.” This generally means that either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment relationship without cause and without notice, so long as the reason for the termination is not discriminatory (e.g., based on age, race or gender) or retaliatory (e.g., in retaliation for the employee engaging in whistleblowing activity). U.S. employees also have far fewer privacy rights in the workplace. Employees generally have no expectation of privacy in any computers or other electronic devices provided by the employer. However, there is one aspect of employment...
