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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.

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OPG v PWU: Employer to Pay Cost of COVID-19 Rapid Tests

By Joel Fairbrother

November 22, 2021

Ontario arbitration case found that an employer had to pay for rapid antigen tests for its unvaccinated employees....

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UFCW v Paragon: Employer’s Mandatory Vax Policy Upheld

By Joel Fairbrother

November 15, 2021

UFCW v Paragon is a new Ontario decision where an arbitrator found that a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy imposed by...

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A woman who is stressed out because of covid-19 lay-offs and dismissals

Horrocks (SCC) Case: Alberta Human Rights Game Changer?

By Joel Fairbrother

November 2, 2021

Horrocks (2021 SCC 42) deals with concurrent jurisdiction of labour arbitrators and human rights commissions for human rights matters in...

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Business women outside of court house in employment law case.

Absenteeism Termination Found To Be Discrimination

By Joel Fairbrother

October 26, 2021

In Smorhay v Goodfellow, the employer terminated employment due to absenteeism, but those absences had been related to human rights...

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Pregnant woman under stress from employer.

Employer Discriminated Despite Not Knowing About Pregnancy

By Joel Fairbrother

October 19, 2021

In Turnbull, an Alberta employer fired an employee instead of accommodating them. They did not know she was pregnant, but...

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The Matthews Hammer Swings Again: Termination Clause Ignored

By Joel Fairbrother

October 12, 2021

Humphrey v Mene is a new Ontario case where a termination clause was invalidated in part because of an employer...

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