Employment Law Blog

As part of Bow River Law LLP‘s commitment to legal excellence, we are often doing research and updating our knowledge in the law. In service of the public and profession, we then write legal blogs and news articles and post them here for your perusal.

Are you an Employment Lawyer looking for analysis on the latest case law in Alberta? You are in the right place! This employment law blog contains summary and analysis of most important case law in Alberta. It is easily searchable by precise date and keyword, with the option to search by more general categories as well.

NOTE: If you are only looking for legal highlights and more general employment law information, a better place to start is on our Resources pages.

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Latest Employment Law News Articles & Research

Woman receiving a letter confirming a dismissal from her job.

June 6, 2022

In Yaschuk v Emerson Electric, 2022 AHRC 62, an employee was awarded $50k for the pain and suffering sexual harassment...
A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals

May 23, 2022

In Jackson v Maskwacis Ambulance, 2022 AHRC 53, an employer argued evidence about a miscarriage should be barred for being...
self-employed or employee

May 9, 2022

Beach Place v Employment Standards, BCCA v 147 confirms that one worker can be an "employee" for one purpose and...

November 10, 2021

Cordeau-Chatelain is a new Alberta case where a middle manager was awarded 18 months reasonable notice severance, in part because...
Union workers that have experienced a breach in DFR.

August 17, 2021

UFCW did not realize a union member had been terminated, and they failed to grieve it. ALRB ruled it was...
Woman receiving a letter confirming a dismissal from her job.

July 6, 2021

GiVogue is a recent case where the court found there was no just cause for termination and awarded 5 months'...

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