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

The Human Rights Accommodation Two-Way Street

By Joel Fairbrother

February 9, 2022

In Zupcic v Saputo, 2022 AHRC 13, termination of employment was not discriminatory where a disabled employee did not do...

Categories: Discrimination | Human Rights

Tools and Materials Instead of Cash for Severance?

By Joel Fairbrother

January 31, 2022

Hubbard, 2022 ABPC 22 is a new Alberta case where the court said it was ok that the employer provided...

Categories: Employment Law | Severance

Size of Employer A Factor In Interpreting Employment Contract?

By Joel Fairbrother

January 25, 2022

In Lawton v Syndicated Services, the court interpreted an employment contract in favor of an employer, it seems in part...

Categories: Employment Contracts | Incentive Pay | Severance

Just Cause For Employee With Angry and Rude Outburst

By Joel Fairbrother

January 19, 2022

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld a just cause termination for an employee who had an angry and rude outburst...

Categories: Employment Law | Just Cause | Wrongful Dismissal

3 Months Severance and $10k Damages for 17 Year Old Dishwasher

By Joel Fairbrother

December 21, 2021

Bass v Boston Pizza, 2021 ABPC 315 is a new Alberta decision where the employer's just cause argument failed and...

Categories: Just Cause | Severance | Wrongful Dismissal

Fixed-Term Fiasco: Rice v Shell (ABCA)

By Sarah Coderre

December 16, 2021

In Rice v Shell, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld a large severance award based on the employee being on...

Categories: Employment Contracts | Employment Law | Severance