A former chief scientific officer at the Newly Institute has been awarded $300,000 in wrongful dismissal damages, plus interest, by the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. The executive had …
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A Calgary sonographer’s civil claim seeking $64,166.67 in wrongful dismissal damages against EFW Radiology has been dismissed by the Alberta Court of Justice, which found her employment contract was f… …
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A 65-year-old server and cashier who lost her job when a Calgary restaurant closed has been awarded damages for wrongful dismissal by the Alberta Court of Justice, after the court …
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AccommodationFeatured
Alberta lab ordered to pay $3,500 for excessive medical clarification requests
An Alberta arbitrator has ordered Alberta Precision Laboratories to pay $3,500 in general damages to a long-service medical laboratory assistant after finding the employer’s continued requests for med… Free Membership …
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A probationary teacher who resigned rather than comply with her school’s COVID-19 vaccination policy failed to show her anxiety disorder actually prevented her from getting the shot, the Court of …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Poorly worded termination clause leaves Calgary energy company liable for share damages
A senior geological advisor wrongfully dismissed by a Calgary-based energy company is entitled to damages for share awards that would have vested during her reasonable notice period, the Court of …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
CUPE failed City of Calgary worker assigned to wrong job for 25 years, labour board rules
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has found that a union breached its duty of fair representation after it dismissed without investigation a worker’s concerns about being reassigned from duties she …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Calgary teacher’s accommodation grievance died with resignation: Alberta labour board
A teacher who resigned from the Calgary School Division after years without a workplace accommodation cannot pursue a grievance under the collective agreement, the Alberta Labour Relations Board has r… …
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FeaturedMental Health
Clinic discriminated against physiotherapist by delaying leave, accepting resignation amid mental health crisis
The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal has found that a Calgary physiotherapy clinic discriminated against a long-service contractor by delaying a medically necessary leave and accepting a hastily submitte… Free Membership …
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FeaturedMental HealthOccupational Health & Safety
Alberta worker’s human rights complaint against Petro-Canada dismissed for lack of evidence
An Alberta human rights tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a discrimination complaint filed by a former employee of a Calgary Petro-Canada outlet, finding the complaint had no reasonable prospect …

