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- Just Cause For a Detached Van Body
In Driol v NOV Canada ULC, 2025 ABCJ 214 (Higa), the Court of Justice found an employer had just cause to dismiss the employment of a supervisory employee. This case is important because it involves allegations of cause and the accountability of supervisory employees. Facts The following were some o … Read more »
- Employees Should Record Work Hours In Case Employers Don’t
In ARH Developments Inc. o/a ARH Holdings v Elrateb, 2025 ABESAB 18, the Alberta Employment Standards Appeal Body concluded that a worker was an employee, not an independent contractor, and was therefore entitled to unpaid wages, overtime pay, and vacation pay. This decision reinforces the importanc … Read more »
- Ignoring AHRT A Factor In Becoming Personal Individual Respondent
In Wallace v Pawsitively Purrfect Pet Spa Ltd., 2025 AHRC 119, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal added the director of the corporate respondent, in her personal capacity, as a respondent to a complaint (the “Complaint”). This case is interesting not only because it provides a summary of the test whi … Read more »
- Waste Management Company Fails to Get Fiduciary Non-Solicitation Injunction
In Garbage King Inc. v Voth, 2025 ABKB 661 (Justice Jones) the Alberta Court of King’s Bench rejected an injunction application by a waste management company to prevent a former employee and his new employer from soliciting clients and using knowledge of client needs and how they conduct business. T … Read more »
- One Too Many Professional Misconduct Complaints
In Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta v Saleh, 2025 ABKB 642 (Oviatt), the Alberta Court of King’s Bench restricted the ability of a complainant to make future complaints related to CPAA without leave of the Court. This case is important because administrative tribunals like the CPAA have … Read more »