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.
July 14, 2026
In Carleton v Kootenay Wood Transport Ltd., 2026 ABKB 497 (Farrington, AJ), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench dismissed an...
Categories: Constructive Dismissal | Employment Law | Punitive Damages | Wrongful Dismissal
July 8, 2026
In White v Al-Man Trucking Inc., 2026 ABCJ 94, the Alberta Court of Justice ordered an employer to pay a...
June 5, 2026
In Kelly v Majestic Electric Inc., 2026 ABESAB 10 (Semaine), the Employment Standards Appeal Body (“ABESAB”) found an electrician was...
Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Employment Standards | Overtime | Unpaid Wages
June 2, 2026
Dorceus v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 321 is a recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the appropriate role...
Categories: COVID-19 | Employment Law
May 19, 2026
In Benham v Suncor Energy Inc, 2026 ABKB 364 (Justice Dilts) the Alberta Court of King’s Bench upheld the termination...
Categories: Employment Law | Incentive Pay | Independent Contractors | Just Cause | Workplace Investigations | Wrongful Dismissal
May 13, 2026
In Yakubow v Edmonton Granite Memorials Ltd., 2026 ABKB 360 (Oviatt), the Court of King’s Bench found that an employer’s...
Categories: Constructive Dismissal | Employment Law | Mitigation | Severance | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
