[al from Canada]

So, let's examine your options.
1. change employers? I'm not sure as you know that WHO song thsy play on CSI: "meet the new boss, same as the old boss...."
2. Take the crooks to court....that never works as all it does is build-up negative thoughts which can't be good for your recovery.
3. Swallow the bitter pill....after all, you are still getting paid and with less work
4. re-prove yourself, pay-backs are sweet but are you up to the added hours and pressure??
5. reassess your talents, take business 101 and an enterprenuership course and start a business and be your own boss.
6. Quit and feel sorry for yourself.

I know which one I would do but, I don't have BC so this has to be a very personal decision for you. What I do know is follow your heart and do what will make you the happiest! This next paragraph is a true stories:

I used to work with a lady whose uncle John, that lived in a small village in Ontario, was diagnosed in 1986 with "terminal cancer" . He decided to pull his act together and start a business so maybe he could leave his family a nest egg when he died. So he thought about it and decided to open a micro-brewery. After all, he loved beer, he loved drinking it, he made good beer and already had a cult following for his home-brew. So, fast forward to 2005, a major Canadian brewery bought-out uncle John's little enterprise at an undisclosed 7-figure amount and guess what? Uncle John forgot to died!

Good luck in your decision,

Al