# Alberta Employer Pays $1m for Lost Wages

> Alberta employer ordered to pay $1 million in lost wages to former employee after resignation.
- Title: Alberta Employer Pays $1m for Lost Wages · Financialpost
- Summary: Alberta employer ordered to pay $1 million in lost wages to former employee after resignation. An Alberta employer must pay $1 million in lost wages to a…
- Keywords: alberta, lifemark health, physiotherapist, mental health, resignation, human rights tribunal, money, business, Employer, Pays, Lost, Wages
- Source: Financialpost — https://financialpost.com/fp-work/alberta-employer-ordered-pay-lost-wages-employee-resigned-decade-ago
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- Topics: alberta, lifemark health, physiotherapist, mental health, resignation, human rights tribunal, money, business
## Resignation Warning Signs
An employee who spent 16 years building their career resigned after mental health concerns arose.
## Tribunal Award Details
The Alberta human rights tribunal ordered $965,338.14 in lost wages plus interest for the former physiotherapist.
## Mental Health Accommodation
The employer failed to communicate the employee's mental health history and accommodation needs after the clinic director changed.
## Legal Consequence
The employer must implement an accommodation policy at its clinic to avoid future legal risks.
## Key takeaway

An Alberta employer must pay $1 million in lost wages to a former physiotherapist who resigned after mental health issues went unaddressed.