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

victim of unjust dismissal

March 4, 2026

In Cantak Corporation v Haderer, 2026 ABKB 93 (Marion J), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench granted a statutory attachment...

lay offs in alberta

March 2, 2026

Porter v. Etoileskin Medical Aesthetics and Laser Clinic Ltd. et. al, 2026 AHRC 22 is a recent interim decision from...

unjust-dismissal-in-my-workplace

February 23, 2026

In Edwards v Pembina Hills School Division, 2026 ABCA 37, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed a teacher’s appeal of...

employment policy body content

February 17, 2026

In McGonigle v OCEAN FLUIDS LTD., operating as Ocean Fluids & Filtration, 2026 ABESAB 3, the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal...

unjust dismissal and what to do

February 10, 2026

In 2114223 Alberta Ltd v Lougheed, 2026 ABKB 78 (Mah), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench overturned a finding of...

Independent Contractor Law Services in Calgary, Alberta.

February 2, 2026

In Hillbilly Haulin’ Ltd. v Osbak, 2026 ABESAB 1 (Scott), the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal Body determined that an employee...