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Third party benefit providers get super priority secured claim for unpaid remittances owed by employer

Synopsis

In the latest decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) regarding the bankruptcy of Ted LeRoy Trucking Ltd. (“TLT”), the Court found that unpaid remittances owed by TLT to third party benefit providers constituted “wages” within the meaning of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (“BIA). This entitled the benefit providers to super priority secured status in the bankruptcy of TLT.

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Canada, British Columbia, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Wage, Bankruptcy, Secured creditor, British Columbia Supreme Court
Stepping into the employees’ shoes: third party benefit providers entitled to super priority secured claim for unpaid remittances owed by employer

In the latest decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court (the “Court”) regarding the bankruptcy of Ted LeRoy Trucking Ltd.

Canada, British Columbia, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Wage, Bankruptcy, British Columbia Supreme Court