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My cousin worked for a project management company that she then exclusively did remodeling construction work for Walmart. Walmart cancelled her services so the company released her. She worked for them for 3 years, never had any problems or complaints that she was made aware of. When the company terminated her they did not tell her why Walmart released her. They showed up and wanted their phone and computer returned and gave her 24 hours to signed off on her dismissal with only 2 weeks severance. I gave her your site which said she was owed more severance. She called your office and was told they could book an appointment next week. It was a Friday but she didn't have the time. She called Alberta Standards and they told her 2 weeks was all the company had to pay her. She was too scared to not sign the dismissal and signed.
Once you sign the dismissal it is too late to do anything?
Once you sign the Release, it is very challenging to convince a judge that you are entitled to pursue further legal action. Theoretically one can argue that the Release was signed under duress, but generally this is a very difficult legal argument that is unlikely to be accepted by a Court.