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

Labour Lawyers Calgary and Other Labour Matters

August 25, 2025

In Richardson v New West Freightliner Inc (New West Truck Centres), 2025 ABCJ 141 (Neustaeter) the Alberta Court of Justice...

AHRC Guidance On Screening Function Post Complaint Conduct

August 13, 2025

In Hiebert v Zimco Instrumentation, 2025 ABCJ 133, an Alberta Court determined just cause termination, failure to mitigate, personal liability,...
Labour Lawyer in Calgary offering Duty of Fair Representation.

August 5, 2025

In Lischuk v K-Jay Electric, 2025 ABKB 460, the Court awarded 26 months' reasonable notice. In the modern legal context,...
AHRC Guidance On Screening Function Post Complaint Conduct

July 15, 2025

In Rodrigues v Fort McKay Strategic Services, 2025 ABKB 414, the court found that the employer did not have just...

June 30, 2025

McFarlane v. King Ursa Inc., 2025 ONSC 3553, provides a strong example of the risks to employers of demoting employees...

Employment Law Services for Employment Contracts in Calgary

May 14, 2025

In Yee v Westjet, 2025 ABCJ 87 an employer was found not to have just cause to dismiss an employee...