June 11, 2021 by Kyle Isherwood in COVID-19
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Two wins for employers: Judge decides IDEL is NOT a constructive dismissal and IDEL extended to September 25

Judge declares infectious disease leave is not constructive dismissal Faced with COVID-19’s unprecedented impact on their businesses, a number of […]

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June 01, 2021 by Pamela Chan Ebejer in COVID-19
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Mandatory immunization policies (not vaccination) for Ontario long-term care homes

On May 31, 2021, the Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care issued a directive under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 […]

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May 21, 2021 by Cristina Wendel in General
  • Comments Off on Alberta Government provides list of exempt workplaces, clarifying recent COVID-19 public health orders regarding workplace closures

Alberta Government provides list of exempt workplaces, clarifying recent COVID-19 public health orders regarding workplace closures

In follow up to a recent Dentons Employment and Labour Blog Post detailing recent public health orders in Alberta (CMOH […]

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May 12, 2021 by Cristina Wendel in General
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Alberta businesses may face mandatory workplace closures under new COVID-19 public health orders

In response to climbing COVID-19 case numbers and an increasing number of Albertans testing positive for ‘variants of concern’, the […]

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April 22, 2021 by Alison Walsh in COVID-19
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Alberta Government Announces Paid COVID-19 Vaccination Leave

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Government of Alberta passed Bill 71, Employment Standards (COVID-19 Vaccination Leave) Amendment Act, 2021. […]

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March 29, 2021 by Andy Pushalik in General
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April Fools’ Day Edition – When Jokes = Just Cause

Each year pranksters around the world mark the arrival of April with the annual “celebration” of “April Fools’ Day”. While […]

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March 17, 2021 by Andy Pushalik in Labour
  • Comments Off on Employee With 4.5 Months’ Service Gets 5 Months’ Notice; Judge Rules Pregnancy a Factor in Assessing Notice Period

Employee With 4.5 Months’ Service Gets 5 Months’ Notice; Judge Rules Pregnancy a Factor in Assessing Notice Period

An Ontario judge has ruled that an employee’s pregnancy is one of the factors to be considered in assessing the […]

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March 01, 2021 by April Kosten in General
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Employment agreement incorporating random alcohol and drug testing held enforceable

The recent decision of Phillips v. Westcan, 2020 ABQB 764, considers the enforceability of an employment agreement requiring the employee […]

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March 01, 2021 by April Kosten in General
  • Comments Off on Employment agreement incorporating random alcohol and drug testing held enforceable

Employment agreement incorporating random alcohol and drug testing held enforceable

The recent decision of Phillips v. Westcan, 2020 ABQB 764, considers the enforceability of an employment agreement requiring the employee […]

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February 25, 2021 by Matthew Curtis in Confidentiality/Trade Secrets
  • Comments Off on British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds significant award for loss of confidential information by former employees

British Columbia Court of Appeal upholds significant award for loss of confidential information by former employees

In GEA Refrigeration Canada Inc. v. Chang, the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a decision awarding disgorgement of profits […]

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