O’Reilly Oilfield Services Ltd. has been fined $90,000 following a serious workplace injury at a northern Alberta oil and gas site. The company pleaded guilty to one count under Alberta’s …
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HTK Iron Works Ltd., a metal fabricating company, has been fined $360,000 after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal workplace accident in February 2023. The company admitted to …
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Pipefitter who contracted COVID at Alberta work camp entitled to WCB benefits
A pipefitter working in a remote Alberta camp has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation ruled that he contracted COVID-19 as a result …
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Court denies application to dismiss long-standing Alberta case over farm equipment sales commission, defamation
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has ruled against a dismissal application by Hi Line Farm Equipment Ltd., Amraa Industrial Supplies Ltd., and two individuals — collectively the defendants …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
ATCO worker, disciplined for remarks about topless swimming bylaw, has duty of fair representation case tossed by board
The Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) has dismissed a complaint from a former ATCO Gas & Pipeline Ltd. employee who alleged that his union failed to properly represent him during …
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The Supreme Court of British Columbia has granted a request to transfer a wrongful dismissal case against MEG Energy Corp. to Alberta where the plaintiff had been employed. The court …
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Arbitrator rules in favour of AP Infrastructure Solutions in termination pay dispute with Ironworkers in Alberta
Arbitrator Mark Asbell has dismissed a grievance filed by Ironworkers Local 805, which alleged that AP Infrastructure Solutions failed to provide adequate termination pay to a group of employees in …
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Human rights tribunal applies ‘issue estoppel’ in case against Sarah McLachlan School of Music
In a decision issued by the Alberta Human Rights Commission, Member Jessica Gill ruled that the termination of a worker’s employment by the Sarah McLachlan School of Music was binding, …
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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Calgary construction supervisor fined $30,000 for workplace safety violation
A Calgary construction supervisor has been fined $30,000 for his role in a workplace incident that left a worker seriously injured. Jeffrey Gross pleaded guilty to one charge under Alberta’s …
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Alberta court denies streamlined trial for NAIT department head fired over alleged chair theft
The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has denied a request for a streamlined trial in the wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by a former Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) …
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