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

June 20, 2022

Bryant v Parkland, 2022 ABCA 2022 is a new Alberta Court of Appeal case where some employees' severance was not...

May 30, 2022

In Verge, 2022 CanLII 40453 (AB ESA) (Johnson), an Alberta employer's deduction of training costs from an employee's final cheque...

May 16, 2022

Melnyk v RBC, 2022 AHRC is a new Alberta Human Rights matter where an employer failed to have a parallel...
self-employed or employee

May 9, 2022

Beach Place v Employment Standards, BCCA v 147 confirms that one worker can be an "employee" for one purpose and...
currie appeal severance

April 18, 2022

Currie v Nylene, 2022 ONCA 209 is a new appeal decision where an exceptional 26 month severance award was upheld....
Employer Not Allowed to Play Dumb on Resignation

February 15, 2022

In First Choice Collision v Talbot, the Alberta employment standards appeal tribunal rejected an employer's argument that the employee had...