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

November 30, 2021

In Cliff v HMQ Alberta, an employer was not required to have inquired about a mental disability prior to seeking...
A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals

November 2, 2021

Horrocks (2021 SCC 42) deals with concurrent jurisdiction of labour arbitrators and human rights commissions for human rights matters in...
Business women outside of court house in employment law case.

October 26, 2021

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

October 19, 2021

In Turnbull, an Alberta employer fired an employee instead of accommodating them. They did not know she was pregnant, but...

September 2, 2021

A disabled employee was dismissed due to budget cuts, but the CHRT found that the dismissal was also discriminatory and...
woman experiencing harassment in the workplace.

August 25, 2021

A female employee was who sexually harassed at a construction site was awarded $20,000 in general damages for pain and...