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.

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Latest Employment Law News Articles & Research

Any Sexual Assault Very Serious- Dupont Case Overturned

By Joel Fairbrother

August 23, 2021

ABQB said the trial judge analysis should have started with a finding that sexual assault is always at the higher...

Categories: Harassment | Just Cause

Uplifting Just Cause Case – GiVogue

By Bow River Law

July 6, 2021

GiVogue is a recent case where the court found there was no just cause for termination and awarded 5 months'...

Categories: Just Cause | Severance

Employers Beware of Alleging Just Cause! The Ojanen case

By Joel Fairbrother

June 7, 2021

An employer alleged just cause and acted harshly. It was slammed with a general damages award of $118,000 and a...

Categories: Good Faith | Just Cause | Severance

Employees Under Attack! Jegou Helps Employers with Just Cause

By Joel Fairbrother

May 25, 2021

Jegou is a new Alberta case which found just cause for dismissal of an on-site paramedic who handled a stroke...

Categories: Just Cause

Sexual Harassment and Just Cause – The Dupont Case

By Joel Fairbrother

May 11, 2021

Dupont v Ag Growth International, 2021 ABPC 118 is a new Alberta case about what level of sexual harassment is...

Categories: Harassment | Just Cause