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.
April 14, 2026
Korpan Tractor and Parts (Parriwi Management Inc.) v Denton, 2026 SKCA 44, addresses four principles of interest in employment law:...
Categories: Disability | Employment Law | Mitigation | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
April 1, 2026
In Tudor v Accurate Screen Ltd., 2026 ABKB 237 (Yamauchi, J), the Court found an employer had just cause to...
Categories: Damages | Employment Law | Executive Employees | Incentive Pay | Just Cause | Mitigation | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
March 17, 2026
In McElgunn v Vermilion Energy Inc., 2026 ABKB 188 (Simard, J), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench overturned an arbitration...
Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Incentive Pay | Severance Package | Severance Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
March 10, 2026
All of Bow River Law LLP’s materials posted on YouTube are for legal information and discussion purposes only, and should...
Categories: Constructive Dismissal | Lay-Off | Lay-Offs | Unjust Dismissal | Vlog | Wrongful Dismissal
March 9, 2026
In Kadler v West Fraser Mills Ltd., 2025 ABCJ 28 the Alberta Court of Justice (Civil) reviewed reciprocal obligations shared...
Categories: Employment Law | Severance | Workplace Investigations | Wrongful Dismissal
February 17, 2026
In McGonigle v OCEAN FLUIDS LTD., operating as Ocean Fluids & Filtration, 2026 ABESAB 3, the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal...
Categories: Employment Law | Employment Standards | Management Employees | Vacation Pay | Wrongful Dismissal
