US EditionOsoyoos Indian Band ordered to pay former employee after lawsuit - Oliver/Osoyoos News
- A former tax administrator for the Osoyoos Indian Band, Melinda Nunez-Shular, was constructively dismissed and awarded two years' notice plus $50,000 in damages on March 19.
- The court found that Nunez-Shular was replaced after taking medical leave, and her dismissal was deemed unjustified.
- Justice J. Gropper determined that the Osoyoos Indian Band's actions significantly changed Nunez-Shular's employment terms and showed a lack of good faith.
- The ruling emphasized that Nunez-Shular's performance was irrelevant to her claim of constructive dismissal, as the Osoyoos Indian Band failed to act honestly and maintain good faith.
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Osoyoos Indian Band ordered to pay former employee after lawsuit - Oliver/Osoyoos News
A former employee of the Osoyoos Indian Band has been granted a hefty settlement after successfully suing them over the circumstances of leaving her job. In a BC Supreme Court decision on March 19, 2025, Justice Miriam Gropper ruled that Melinda Nunez-Shular has proved that the OIB had improperly re...
Osoyoos Indian Band ex-employee wins over $150K after protracted, unfair replacement
A former Osoyoos Indian Band employee took the First Nation to court after it replaced her while on leave, then refused to tell her about it. Melinda Nunez-Shular was the Band's first tax administrator and held the job for a decade when she faced resistance and lies upon her return from stress leave in 2019, according to a recent BC Supreme Court decision. The Band even refused to give over crucial evidence to the court which would have shown …
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