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- Duty of Fair Representation Judicial Review Unsuccessful
Imhoff v Alberta (Labour Relations Board), 2026 ABKB 418 (CanLII) is a recent judicial review of an Alberta Labour Relations Board (the “Boardâ€�) decision surrounding a Duty of Fair Representation complaint pursuant to Section 153(1) of the Labour Relations Code (the “Codeâ€�). The ALRB’s dec … Read more »
- Overtime Comp Doesn’t Need To Be Majestic, But It Does Need To Be Paid
In Kelly v Majestic Electric Inc., 2026 ABESAB 10 (Semaine), the Employment Standards Appeal Body (“ABESABâ€�) found an electrician was entitled to unpaid overtime, despite some terms in an overtime agreement which suggested otherwise. This case should serve as a reminder that the Alberta’s min … Read more »
- Employment Claims not the Proper Avenue to Dispute Pandemic Response
Dorceus v. Ontario, 2026 ONCA 321 is a recent decision from the Ontario Court of Appeal regarding the appropriate role of the courts in civil litigation. It involved an appeal by a group of more than 400 current and former Ontario healthcare workers who alleged that a provincial health directive dur … Read more »
- Anonymizing the Complainant in a Sexual Harassment Case
In Complainant v Menhem Painting Ltd. et al., 2026 AHRC 47 (Snowdon), the AHRC ordered that the complainant’s name and initials would be kept out of the written human rights decisions. This case is important because an order that a complainant’s identity will be anonymized is relatively rare, an … Read more »
- Summary Dismissal Process Rejected for Secret Recording Just Cause Allegations
In Wan v H&R Block Canada Inc., 2026 ABKB 367 (Devlin), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench dismissed a summary dismissal application on the basis that an ordinary trial was required in this case to determine if there was just cause for dismissal of the plaintiff employee. This case is important bec … Read more »