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David Ertl, LL.B. – Employment Lawyer

David has 20 years of proven results in employment and wrongful dismissal law. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars for his clients.

While the vast majority of matters are successfully settled through negotiation, David is well-prepared to litigate matters, and proceed to trial if necessary. Employers and insurers know this, so they tend to offer better settlements.

He has appeared before the courts of Ontario and British Columbia, the Tax Court of Canada, and various tribunals, including the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, and numerous professional college bodies.

As an adjunct professor, David has taught employment law, tribunal practice and procedure, and trial advocacy. He has written extensively about employment and administrative law matters for Canada’s leading encyclopedic law digest.

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David is a certified workplace investigator. He regularly conducts investigations involving a variety of workplace matters, including harassment, bullying, terminations, etc.

David received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Then he practiced with a national firm in its Vancouver and Toronto offices where, in addition to employment law, he practiced in areas of criminal law, quasi-criminal, and professional regulation and discipline.

David likes a good challenge. In his spare time, he is a hiker. He has hiked the John Muir Trail (211 miles), Sierra High Route (195 miles), the Trans-Zion Trek (50 miles) and the West Coast Trail (47 miles), among others.

Some of Our Wrongful Dismissal Court Decisions

Patterson v. IBM, 2017 ONSC 1264

Court Awards Our Client 18 Months of Pay

After many years of loyal service, IBM terminated our client who was an IT Specialist. We successfully challenged IBM’s severance offer, and were able to obtain an award of 18 months of pay and benefits for Mr. Patterson.

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Drysdale v. Panasonic Canada Inc., 2015 ONSC 6878

Court Awards Our Client 22 Months of Pay

In this case, the employer argued that Mr. Drysdale, a warehouse worker, was not “management” and therefore he was entitled to lesser overall severance. David defeated the employer’s argument. The court awarded his client 22 months of notice.

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Summerfield v. Staples Canada Inc., 2016 ONSC 3656

Court Awards Our Client 6 Months of Pay

The employer refused to provide proper severance pay to our client, a 39 year old enterprise account manager with less than 5 years’ experience. David was able to get his client 6 months’ full compensation (more than 1 month per year of service).

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Patterson v. IBM Canada Limited, 2017 ONSC 3067

David followed up his successful judgment in this case and fought to get his client’s legal fees reimbursed

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Flores v. Sysco Canada, Inc., 2014, SC-12-007328-00

In this case, the employer refused to provide David’s client with adequate severance, and then dug in its heels. David took them to trial, defeated all of their arguments, and got his client the severance she deserved.

Jackson v. M.N.R., 2006 TCC 614

David successfully argued two appeals at the Tax Court of Canada on the issue of whether an accountant whom worked for her spouse (a doctor) was employed in insurable employment.

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  • "David uniquely understands the problems faced by older workers. His knowledge in this area is outstanding and it convinced the other side to settle quickly!"

    J.N. - Ajax, ON

  • "I would strongly recommend David…just one more little thing I forgot to mention… I got a great result! Great job David."

    S.L. - Pickering, ON

  • "I was immediately set at ease during our first conversation, through his skills, experience, & approach, he confidently guided me to achieve the optimal result for my situation."

    S.F. - Ottawa, ON

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