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Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer As we previously discussed on the blog here, the government of Alberta is replacing the current Occupational Health and Safety Act[1]...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available to Canadians, can it be made mandatory? The Canadian Employment Group belonging to Lawyers Associated Worldwide (“LAW”), a global...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. and Suzanne M. Porteous  The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench recently released its reasons for judgment (“Reasons”) in the case of Kosteckyj v....

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Michael A. Custer The government of Alberta passed Bill 47 last December, the Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020[1] (the “Act”), as part of...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Case Comments

Written by Suzanne M. Porteous and Catherine A. Crang, Q.C. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) recently dismissed two allegations of discrimination by complainants in...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Natalie L. Leclerc and Aicha Kouyaté We previously discussed whether employers could make obtaining the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for their employees. Notwithstanding the...

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law Covid-19

Written by Suzanne M. Porteous and Ryan J. Barata

Employment, Labour and Human Rights Law

Written by Suzanne M. Porteous and Michael A. Custer

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...