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Alberta Human Rights Commission Case On Duty to Inquire

In Hart v Westmount Place, 2025 AHRC 52, a condo owed a procedural and substantive duty to inquire in order to accommodate a blind owner.

20 May 2025
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ACJ Finds It Has Some Limited Jurisdiction Over Discrimination Allegations

In Yee v Westjet, 2025 ABCJ 87 an employer was found not to have just cause to dismiss an employee who did not comply with a mandatory vaccination policy

14 May 2025
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AHRC Awards Mid-Hearing Adjournments and Costs Rarely, But Not Never

In yet another Elliott v Imperial Oil decision, the AHRC allowed an adjournment and awarded costs

7 May 2025
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Personal Use of Work Computer Was Not Just Cause

In Concrete Inc. v De Guzman, the AB Employment Standards Review Body found an employee had violated a personal use policy, but it wasn’t cause.

29 April 2025
How To Tell Contractor or Employee in Alberta.
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28 April 2025
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Was She Fired or Did She Quit? Or Something Else?

In Tyalta v Connolly, the ALRB considered whether someone was dismissed or resigned and found neither had happened.

22 April 2025
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King’s Bench Permits Disclosure of Some Details of Class-Action Settlement

In Steele v Leduc, the parties disagreed what the settlement agreement allowed to be disclosed. The Court allowed the plaintiffs’ application to disclose.

16 April 2025
Lay Offs Calgary Jobs may require Employment Lawyers.
AJ Farrington Allows Summary Judgment on CD and Severance Damages

In Nickles v 628810 Alberta, Judge Farrington elected to use summary judgment to determine reasonable notice damages.

8 April 2025
Court Overturns Interim Practice Permit Suspension For Chiropractor

In Basaraba v College of Chiropractors, an Alberta Court set aside a suspension that was in place pending a conduct hearing.

4 April 2025
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Top 3 Videos Explaining Human Rights Law in Alberta

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24 March 2025
Just Cause Today Might Not Be Just Cause Tomorrow
Human Rights Guidance on AHRT Section 26 Dismissals

In Prieur v AHS, 2025 AHRC 33, the Human Rights Tribunal overturned a Director’s dismissal of a gender discrimination complaint, finding it needed a hearing.

23 March 2025
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Resignation Agreement Binding in For Cause Termination Dispute

In Sobeys Western Cellars v Alamag, an employee was terminated but they agreed to call it a resignation. This was found to be an agreement with no severance.

18 March 2025
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Calgary mayor's former chief of staff receives $104K payout after 3 months on job April 27, 2022
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Vaccine backlash: Calgary oil giant facing dozens of lawsuits from former employees over COVID-19 shot April 22, 2022
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Calgary man says he's owed $25K in unpaid wages by software company April 20, 2022
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Why is HR failing when it comes to harassment complaints? April 5, 2022
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2021 Employment Law Alberta Year in Review December 2, 2021
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Fired for violating COVID-19 protocols September 6, 2021
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Calgary employment lawyer explains what lifting mask and isolation requirements mean for the workplace July 30, 2021
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Could you be fired for refusing vaccination? July 23, 2021
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Could mandatory vaccinations become a condition of employment in some sectors? April 14, 2021
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Webber Academy asks judge to overturn Muslim prayer order April 1, 2021
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