Should a Lawyer Review My Severance Before I Sign? | Cole Lefebvre

In a pedestrian accident in Alberta, the driver is going to be presumed to be at fault unless they can show there were circumstances that would release them from that fault.

I have handled many pedestrian accident cases. The most successful ones tend to involve the gathering of evidence as to what happened at the scene. Fairly early on in the case, it’s important to retain counsel early on to ensure that if there’s video evidence that it can be preserved,

You should absolutely have a lawyer review your severance package before signing. There’s things that we look for in a severance package that most people don’t notice. And we can make sure that you’re getting a fair offer from the company.

A particularly memorable case that I worked on was a situation where an employer was preventing an employee from receiving their stock options in accordance with the stock option plan. The employee had tried on numerous occasions to have the employer pay without success. We reached out to the company

If you are discriminated against in the workplace, you essentially have two options. The first one is obviously an Alberta human rights complaint. You can bring that for any form of discrimination. Secondarily, if you are terminated as a result of the discrimination, you would also have a civil claim