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- Receiving LTD Does Not Eliminate an Employer’s Severance Payment Obligations, But It Sometimes Reduces Them
In Babcock v Thuro Inc., 2026 ABKB 615 (Jugnauth, J), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench determined a wrongfully dismissed employee on LTD was entitled to severance pay during the notice period. The question of whether the LTD payments he received should be deducted from the severance was not determi … Read more »
- CPP and EI Rulings Irrelevant to ESC Determinations of Whether Independent Contractor
In 1701104 Alberta Ltd. v Tucker, 2026 ABESAB 17 (Chair Schlesinger), the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal Body (“ABESAB”) found a worker was non-managerial employee, and not a contractor. However, she was found to have worked less than the hours she claimed and was therefore not awarded the bul … Read more »
- Intrusion Upon Seclusion Officially Recognized In Alberta
In BD v Germain, 2026 ABKB 590 (Lew, J) the Alberta Court of King’s Bench officially recognized the tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion as being a valid tort claim in Alberta. This case is important because the tort of Intrusion Upon Seclusion has not previously been officially recognized to exist in A … Read more »
- Alberta Human Rights Tribunal Found to Have Jurisdiction Despite Parallel Union Grievance
In Haynes v Alberta (Human Rights Commission and Tribunal), 2026 ABKB 575 [Haynes] the Court of King’s Bench took a closer look at the discretion held by the Director of the Commission and the Chief of the Commission and Tribunals, and it provided further clarity on a complainant’s ability to procee … Read more »
- Toscana Grilled For Unpaid Wages By Employment Standards
In Toscana Italian Grill on Mahogany Ltd. operating as Toscana Grill v Hoxha, 2026 ABESAB 15, the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal Body upheld an award for unpaid wages against an employer, and dismissed the employer’s argument that these amounts had already been paid. This case is important beca … Read more »