Two Calgary construction companies were fined $168,000 each for violations of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act following a workplace incident that left a worker with severe injuries. The …
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FeaturedLegal NewsProfessional Misconduct
‘Reign of terror’: Alberta lawyer receives six-month suspension for workplace abuse, document falsification
A Calgary-based lawyer has been suspended for six months after an independent hearing committee found he harassed and intimidated articling students and staff over an extended period, falsified legal documents, …
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The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has denied an application by five former brokers of NE2 Canada to remove affidavits and cross-examination transcripts from the court record in an …
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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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Occupational Health & SafetyWorkplace News
Volker Stevin Contracting, supervisor fined $546,000 after worker killed in Calgary
A Calgary-based construction company and its supervisor have been fined a combined $546,000 following convictions under Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in connection with a workplace fatality. Volker …
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Legal NewsPeople on the Move
Tyron Telang named interim manager of legal talent at Lawson Lundell LLP in Calgary, Yellowknife
Tyron Telang has been named interim manager of legal talent for Lawson Lundell LLP’s Calgary and Yellowknife offices. “As a member of the Legal Talent team, Tyron advances recruitment, onboarding, …
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Westpower Equipment Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $330,000 fine after pleading guilty to a charge related to a fatal accident at a Calgary job site. The decision was …
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Constructive DismissalFeatured
Calgary server who was placed on unpaid leave of absence over COVID vaccine refusal was not constructively dismissed: Court
A server at Calgary’s Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre who refused to get vaccinated and was placed on an unpaid leave of absence as a result was not constructively dismissed, …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Calgary Transit worker, fired for refusing to vaccinate or test for COVID, awarded job back
A Calgary Transit worker, fired for refusing to adhere to his employer’s “vaccinate or test” mandate during the pandemic, has been awarded his job back by an arbitrator. But that …
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Featured
Lush’s layoff, termination of worker had nothing to do with her Multiple Sclerosis: Tribunal
A worker at a Lush Handmade Cosmetics store in Calgary was not discriminated against because of her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when she was terminated following an extended pandemic-related layoff and …
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