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Ontario Appeal Court Finds Independent Contractors Must Mitigate Upon Early Termination of Fixed-term Agreement

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Authors: Rhonda B. Levy, Knowledge Management Counsel, and Monty Verlint, Partner – Littler LLP

In Monterosso v. Metro Freightliner Hamilton Inc., 2023 ONCA 413, the Ontario Court of Appeal found that independent contractors have a duty to mitigate their damages upon the early termination of a fixed-term agreement.

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