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Do You Have an Obligation to Return to Work if You Have Been Constructively Dismissed?
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October 2019

Do You Have an Obligation to Return to Work if You Have Been Constructively Dismissed?

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The answer: it depends. Upon dismissal, employees have an ongoing obligation to mitigate their damages. In certain circumstances, such a duty requires employees to return to work. In Gent v. Strone Inc., the Superior Court of Justice determined that the employee failed to appropriately mitigate his damages as he had an obligation to return to work under the circumstances. The employee was a fifty-three-year-old Health and Safety Training Specialist who had worked for the company for more than 22 years. He was temporarily laid off due to a lower work volume. The employee was told he’d be recalled as soon…

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