A Calgary police officer who complained about prayers and religious content at workplace events failed to prove he suffered employment-related harm, according to a ruling by the Alberta Human Rights …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & Safety
Worker’s evidence too unreliable to prove back injury was cause by her job: Panel
An Alberta worker has been denied workers’ compensation for a back injury after an appeals panel found her evidence too unreliable to establish that her workplace caused the injury. The …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta worker loses psychological injury appeals despite documented harassment claims
An Alberta worker’s claims for compensation related to psychological injuries caused by alleged workplace bullying and harassment were denied by the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensatio… To continue reading, …
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FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace News
Alberta enacts new privacy protection laws, calls them strongest in Canada
Alberta has implemented what it calls Canada’s strongest privacy protection legislation, with new rules taking effect June 11 that impose the strictest penalties for privacy violations in the country…. To …
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The Alberta Labour Relations Board has stayed an employment standards appeal while related civil litigation proceeds, highlighting the challenges that arise when workplace disputes span multiple legal… To continue reading, …
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Mental HealthSubscriber Content
🔒Paralyzed worker’s psychological injury claim denied despite PTSD diagnosis
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedUncategorized
Alberta court upholds layoffs of union workers who refused COVID-19 shift changes at Nutrien
An Alberta court has dismissed a union’s challenge to the layoff of three boilermakers during the early COVID-19 pandemic, ruling that an employer acted within its rights when it laid …
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Tribunal dismisses gender discrimination claim after music teacher refuses alternative role
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal dismissed a gender discrimination complaint from a former music teacher who alleged she was terminated because of her sex, finding instead that legitimate business re… …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Tight workspace at Subway – not sexual harassment – caused accidental physical contact: Tribunal
A human rights complaint alleging workplace sexual harassment at a Subway restaurant in Fort McMurray, Alta., has been dismissed after the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the physical contact expe… …
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Subscriber ContentWrongful Dismissal
🔒WestJet accountant who refused to comply with COVID-19 vaccine policy was wrongfully dismissed: Alberta court
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