Ask a Lawyer is a public chat forum, where you can ask lawyers for very general information. Because it is public, your questions, comments, and responses are not confidential. Please contact a lawyer in our Directory directly if you need a private opinion about your specific circumstances.
In order to keep our information relatively secure and simplify my question I won't go into too much detail.
We hired a lawyer because my wife's company didn't pay her out when she quit. They owe her nearly 15k in banked hours and vacation. We hired a lawyer to get it but he ended up being no help. Their lawyer offered 5000$ and he figured that was good enough and didn't want to argue it anymore. We talked to employment standards Canada (who we should've used in the first place) and they were confident that we could get what we were owed. We told the lawyer that and he argued and we ended up firing him. We will now be going through employment Canada.
My question is - Do we need to inform her ex-employers lawyer that we are no longer seeking compensation through the courts and will getting employment standards Alberta to handle it instead? I know we can only use employment standards if we aren't pursuing it with a lawyer.
Thanks!
04 months ago
You must log in or sign up to reply to conversations.
DISCLAIMER: The information herein is not legal, tax, or accounting advice or opinions.
This website contains content and files submitted by third parties, to which you download or view at your own risk.
The Alberta Legal Coaches and Limited Services Society is merely a directory, it is not responsible for the actions or omissions of the lawyers listed in its directory.
By using this website, you agree to release the Alberta Legal Coaches and Limited Services Society, its agents, employees, and directors from all present and future claims and liability, including liability arising from any negligence.
