An Alberta court has thrown out a $30-million lawsuit against the Workers’ Compensation Board, ruling the worker’s statement of claim was so lacking in factual detail that it could not… …
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A British Columbia employment standards tribunal has upheld a ruling requiring an Alberta-based publisher to pay wages, commissions, and vacation pay to a former worker who performed her job entirely …
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Alberta court upholds dismissal of discrimination complaints by two Black workers at seniors home
Two Black workers who alleged racial discrimination and retaliation by their employer, a publicly funded Alberta seniors housing organization, have failed in their bid to overturn a tribunal ruling th… …
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Account manager at Alberta sign company loses appeal for extra termination pay, unpaid commissions
An Alberta worker who argued he was owed four weeks of termination pay and more than two years of unpaid commissions has lost his appeal before the Alberta Labour Relations …
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An Alberta court has granted an interlocutory injunction blocking a former CEO and his artificial intelligence company from launching a software product that would directly compete with an education t… …
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An Alberta court has upheld the for-cause dismissal of a vice-president of business development who misrepresented his academic qualifications on a job application, finding the deliberate misrepresent… Free Membership Required …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker fired for calling managers Nazis loses DFR complaint against Unifor
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a duty of fair representation complaint against Unifor, Local Union No. 288, finding the union acted reasonably when it withdrew grievances on behalf… …
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Edmonton LPN fired after solo tracheostomy procedure and theft of resident’s dessert
A licensed practical nurse at a continuing care facility in Edmonton was properly discharged after performing a tracheostomy ties change without assistance and stealing a dessert meant for residents, … …
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PREMIUM Alberta worker awarded TTD benefits after witnessing fatal shooting outside workplace
An Alberta worker who witnessed an armed person shot and killed outside her workplace is entitled to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits for more than two years after the workers’… …
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FuelCell Energy worker loses human rights complaint after rejecting $15K settlement
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has upheld the dismissal of a human rights complaint filed by a former FuelCell Energy worker who alleged discrimination on multiple grounds, finding she …


