"We have put all this work in and none of it will matter if the decimal is in the wrong place, or the release has two extra words we didn't notice." Matthew Fisher and Matthew Certosimo join Chris Robertson and Sarah Goodenough to discuss Preston v. Cervus Equipment Corporation and Bertsch v. Datastealth Inc. The common theme in these two cases is that employment law is not as unfair to employers as it is often alleged. It is, rather, a heavily technical process for both sides. Both these cases show that the devil is truly in the details.

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"Do you think that awards are going up? Or do they seem stuck?" Muneeza Sheikh and Ellen Low join Chris Robertson and Sarah Goodenough to discuss Galea v. Walmart. Here, the topic of punitive damages in the world of employment law is described in length, and the panel talks about the implications damages might have in cases with larger corporate wrongdoers. Additionally, the panel gets into the reasoning behind why awards may differ dramatically on a case to case basis.

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Stuart Rudner and Barry Fisher join Chris Robertson and Sarah Goodenough to discuss Dufault v. The Township of Ignace. They discuss how the termination provision was struck not only for violating Waksdale but went further identifying new attacks on termination provisions including "at any time", a phrase that is as ubiquitous as "without cause" in employment agreements. They explore the challenges faced by both employees and employers, the complexities of legal language in contracts, and the need for clearer guidelines in employment agreements.

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