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Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. and Suzanne M. Porteous  In a ruling that will have significant implications for employment law in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”)...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. and Aicha Kouyaté The Alberta government recently introduced legislation entitled Bill 24: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act 2020...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C., Suzanne M. Porteous, and Hema Ahuja The Alberta Minister of Labour and Immigration enacted Ministerial Order 18.2020 (“Order”) on April 6 that will...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Hema Ahuja

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Hema Ahuja As COVID-19 continues to slow the economy, many places of employment across Alberta are now temporarily closed, including bars, restaurants,...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Hema Ahuja One serious implication of the recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or “COVID-19”) for both employees and employers across...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Hema Ahuja The recent international outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, or “COVID-19”) is having many implications for employees and employers...

Cannabis Law Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Hema Ahuja As of October 17, 2018, the use of both recreational and medical cannabis is legal in Canada. This presents a number of important considerations for employers in...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang and Theresa M. Nolan Executive and many key senior employee positions are accompanied by a number of unique legal considerations in the negotiation and...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Hema Ahuja and Michael A. Custer Employers and employees in Alberta should be aware of important changes made to provincial employment standards legislation effective...