US EditionHudson’s Bay to bring back commission for workers: Unifor
- An Ontario judge appointed the law firm Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP to act on behalf of more than 9,000 Hudson's Bay employees and 3,000 retirees in the retailer's creditor protection proceedings.
- The appointment followed a contentious selection process after Hudson's Bay solicited interest from five law firms and initially chose Ursel without an open callout.
- Retired judge Herman Wilton-Siegel reviewed proposals by five firms, evaluating them on criteria including independence, experience, communications, cost, and cooperation with the court-appointed monitor.
- Wilton-Siegel found Ursel conflict-free with a thoughtful understanding of employee issues and noted several firms had conflicts, including Koskie Minsky's prior class action against Hudson's Bay.
- The decision ends a legal dispute between firms but raised concerns about procedural fairness, while the court retains discretion over which firm represents the workers.
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Hudson’s Bay to bring back commission for workers: Unifor
TORONTO - Unifor says Hudson’s Bay has reversed a decision to stop paying commission to workers.
·Peterborough, Canada
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Court Appoints Law Firm to Represent Hudson’s Bay Workers, Retirees
An Ontario judge has decided which law firm will represent employees in Hudson’s Bay’s creditor protection case. A court filing from judge Peter Osborne names Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkinson LLP as representative counsel to the faltering department store’s more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 retirees. Hudson’s Bay solicited interest from several firms, but selected Ursel in part because it was also involved in insolvency cases for defunct retai…
·New York, United States
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