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Plotnikoff Re-Affirms Key Employment Law Principles in Alberta

In Plotnikoff v Associated Engineering Alberta, 2023 ABCJ 200 (Higa) the Alberta Court of Justice awarded severance, rejecting two defenses

18 September 2023
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I’ll Avoid Your Employees If You Avoid Mine

Competition Act changes came into effect in June, 2023, which make it a criminal conspiracy to enter no-poaching and price fixing deals with other employers

28 August 2023
Premium Rate Hours Don’t Trigger Overtime: Grievance

In Unite Here v Horizon North, 2023 CanLii 46717 the grievors were not successful in having their premium rate hours count towards overtime.

3 July 2023
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ACJ Case Illustrates the Cost of Being Rude

Lutz v Fabian Seeds Farms, 2023 ABCJ 109 is an Alberta case where an employee and employer learned that being rude in court has a price

22 May 2023
Alberta Overtime Case With Big Implications In Employment Law

Scheffler v Mourtis Trucking Ltd., 2023 ABKB 139 is a case where an Alberta court allowed an overtime claim to stretch back further than 6 months

15 March 2023
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Verbal Contract of 5 Yr Term Chosen Over Later Written Term

In Dornan v New Brunswick, 2023 CanLII 10433 (NB LA), an arbitrator found a 5 year fixed term, and ruled a contrary written contract unenforceable

27 February 2023
Alberta ESC Appeal Confirms Continuous Employment In Asset Sale

In Certified Redi-Mix v L’Hirondelle (2022) (AB ESA), an employee’s years of service for calculating severance were not affected by the sale of the plant

10 October 2022
Wrongful Dismissal Results in Employer Paying Over $1M in LTD

In Pasap v Sask Indian Gaming Authority, 2022 SKQB 200, an employee became disabled in his reasonable notice period and was awarded huge damages

2 October 2022
Labour Board Clarifies Who Qualifies as Supervisory for OT Exemption

CSS Office Furniture Systems v Burns, 2022 CanLii 72131 is a new Alberta case where an employee in a supervisory capacity still received overtime

12 September 2022
Contractual Interpretation and Employment Stds – Banked OT Case

In DLC Cladding GP Ltd. v Schaus, an employee did not get the banked overtime hours he wanted, but was awarded vacation pay from prior years instead

22 August 2022
Short Time To Decide On Constructive Dismissal: ABCA

In Kosteckyj v Paramount, 2022 ABCA 230, the Alberta Court of Appeal determined that the employee waited too long to reject a compensation change.

4 July 2022
Employee Wins Despite Corporate Shell Game

In Wisser v CEM International, 2022 ABQB 414, an employee was able to hold a related corporation and directors personally liable for severance.

27 June 2022

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