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Alberta Overtime Case With Big Implications In Employment Law

By Joel Fairbrother

March 15, 2023

Scheffler v Mourtis Trucking Ltd., 2023 ABKB 139 is a case where an Alberta court allowed an overtime claim to...

Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Employment Standards

EE Constructively Dismissed, Didn’t Resign, No Just Cause

By Joel Fairbrother

January 23, 2023

In G Force Oilfield v Winter, 2022 (AB ESA), constructive dismissal was found despite evidence the employee resigned amidst a...

Categories: Constructive Dismissal | Employment Law | Employment Standards

Alberta ESC Appeal Confirms Continuous Employment In Asset Sale

By Joel Fairbrother

October 10, 2022

In Certified Redi-Mix v L'Hirondelle (2022) (AB ESA), an employee's years of service for calculating severance were not affected by...

Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Employment Standards

Labour Board Clarifies Who Qualifies as Supervisory for OT Exemption

By Joel Fairbrother

September 12, 2022

CSS Office Furniture Systems v Burns, 2022 CanLii 72131 is a new Alberta case where an employee in a supervisory...

Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Employment Standards