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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.

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Rude Texts Used to Find After-Acquired Just Cause

By Joel Fairbrother

December 7, 2021

Golob v Fort St. John is a BC case where a court found just cause for termination in part due...

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Employers Do Not Always Have to Inquire About Mental Disability

By Joel Fairbrother

November 30, 2021

In Cliff v HMQ Alberta, an employer was not required to have inquired about a mental disability prior to seeking...

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OPG v PWU: Employer to Pay Cost of COVID-19 Rapid Tests

By Joel Fairbrother

November 22, 2021

Ontario arbitration case found that an employer had to pay for rapid antigen tests for its unvaccinated employees....

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UFCW v Paragon: Employer’s Mandatory Vax Policy Upheld

By Joel Fairbrother

November 15, 2021

UFCW v Paragon is a new Ontario decision where an arbitrator found that a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy imposed by...

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A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals

Horrocks (SCC) Case: Alberta Human Rights Game Changer?

By Joel Fairbrother

November 2, 2021

Horrocks (2021 SCC 42) deals with concurrent jurisdiction of labour arbitrators and human rights commissions for human rights matters in...

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Business women outside of court house in employment law case.

Absenteeism Termination Found To Be Discrimination

By Joel Fairbrother

October 26, 2021

In Smorhay v Goodfellow, the employer terminated employment due to absenteeism, but those absences had been related to human rights...

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