Thirteen workers claim employer ‘changed the rules that would have paid them out between one and two years of their annual salary’
Thirteen former employees of the Alberta Law Foundation (ALF) have filed a $2‑million lawsuit alleging the organisation breached their employment contracts by refusing to honour a change‑of‑control compensation policy after they resigned, according to a report.
In a statement of claim, the plaintiffs say ALF “changed the rules that would have paid them out between one and two years of their annual salary” only after they resigned en masse in early January 2026, reported CBC.
They argue they were entitled to lump‑sum payments under a policy that had been unanimously approved by ALF’s board in March 2025, according to the report.
The lawsuit characterises the dispute as a straightforward breach of contract, asserting that a qualifying change of control occurred, that the employees resigned in reliance on the policy, and that ALF then declined to provide the separation packages they say were promised.
None of the allegations in the statement of claim have been proven in court.
Compensation (99%) is one of the aspects of the employee experience most crucial to Canadian workers, regardless of their organisation’s size or sector, according to a previous report.
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