The Alberta Labour Relations Board has directed an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officer to reconsider a complaint by a former employee of Amazon Data Services Canada who alleges he …
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Labour board dismisses DFR complaint over union’s document oversight
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation (DFR) complaint filed by a worker against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 424, finding that …
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Alberta worker’s injury claim accepted, but wage benefits denied due to cocaine use
An Alberta worker’s injury claim has been accepted despite a positive test for cocaine following a workplace accident, but she has been denied temporary total disability (TTD) benefits due to …
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A Calgary-based steel fabrication company has been fined $200,000 in connection with the death of a worker at its facility in 2021. Glenmore Fabricators Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count …
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Oilfield consulting firm in Alberta fined $90,000 after workplace injury incident
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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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 …