An Alberta employer has been denied cost relief for workers’ compensation costs after a worker was terminated for workplace safety concerns following a positive drug test for cocaine and cannabis, …
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Alberta board dismisses DFR complaint after carpenter laid off from Glenbow Museum project
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint filed by a carpenter who alleged his union failed to properly investigate his layoff from a …
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PREMIUMAlberta court upholds for-cause dismissal of assembly supervisor over missing safety clips
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PREMIUMBoard declines to defer unfair labour practice complaint at University of Calgary to arbitration
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Union complaint from Edmonton transit worker over disability accommodation dispute dismissed
An Alberta transit worker’s duty of fair representation complaint against his union was dismissed as untimely and without merit after he failed to respond to the union’s repeated offers to …
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Court rejects Landmark Aviation’s bid to dismiss constructive dismissal suit over timing dispute
An Alberta court has rejected an employer’s attempt to dismiss a constructive dismissal lawsuit on limitations grounds, finding genuine factual issues remain about when the worker’s employment actuall… Free Membership …
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Alberta introduces law limiting regulatory oversight of professionals’ personal expression
Alberta has introduced legislation that would restrict professional regulatory bodies from disciplining members for off-duty speech and prohibit mandatory diversity training unrelated to job competenc… Free Membership Required To continue …
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PREMIUMAlberta court dismisses waste company’s injunction bid against operations manager
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FeaturedMental Health
Worker’s psychological injury claim denied over family death as predominant cause
A worker’s claim for compensation for a psychological injury was denied after Alberta’s Appeals Commission determined that the death of a family member, rather than workplace harassment and bullying, … …
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An Alberta court has dismissed a civil claim after finding that a worker knowingly entered into an illegal contract to purchase a letter of endorsement for immigration purposes, ruling that …