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Workplace Investigations by Calgary Employment Lawyers Being Investigated
Case Illustrates Discoverability Does Not Apply In Alberta Human Rights

Ng v Athabasca University, 2023 AHRC 94 (Oshionebo) is a new decision where a human rights complaint was barred for being filed too late

25 September 2023
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Firing Related to Disability, But No Discrimination Liability Found

In Swan v Syncrude Canada, 2023 AHRC 77, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the dismissal was related to PTSD, but Syncrude was not responsible

3 August 2023
AHRC Says Context Needed In Accommodation Case

In Vashisht v CitiFinancial, 2023 AHRC 44, the Alberta human rights tribunal ruled that CitiFinancial did not discriminate on the basis of family status regarding childcare

15 May 2023
AHRC Case: Mistrust Over Health Benefits, But No Perception of Disability

In Khatami v Legislative Assembly Office, 2023 AHRC 22 is a new Alberta human rights case where there was no perceived disability found

8 March 2023
A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals
Another $30k General Damages Award in Alberta Human Rights

In Thieven v Sherlock Clothing, 2023 AHRC 9, an employee with Crohn’s disease was demoted for being low energy and it was found to be discrimination

20 February 2023
Alberta Skip Driver Wins Discrimination Claim Against Restaurant

In Haverluck, 2022 AHRC 75 a Skip driver won a discrimination complaint against Burger Boy after it refused to give him drink trays for orders with only 1 drink (he has one arm). 

2 August 2022
A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals
Old Evidence of Miscarriage Allowed to Establish Disability In Alberta

In Jackson v Maskwacis Ambulance, 2022 AHRC 53, an employer argued evidence about a miscarriage should be barred for being over a year old

23 May 2022
Zarooben Case
WCB Drops the Ball In Zarooben Case

Zarooben v WCB is a new Alberta Court of Appeal case which determined that the WCB had improperly weighed medical evidence in denying a claim.

28 February 2022

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