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Changes to Alberta’s long-term illness and injury leave effective January 1, 2026

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
  • Human Rights

Alberta Human Rights Commission found termination of employee upon their return from medical leave was not discriminatory

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
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Are your restrictive covenants enforceable in Alberta?

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
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Recent amendments to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code simplify the requirements for workplace health and safety policies

By Cristina Wendel and Tari Hiebert
  • Human Rights

The Alberta Human Rights Act obligates complainants to act reasonably and accept fair and reasonable settlement offers

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
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Refusal to cooperate with an employer’s Drug and Alcohol Policy leads to termination for just cause

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
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Can my lawyer attend my Occupational Health and Safety interview? Dos and don’ts for Alberta employers navigating OHS investigations

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
  • Occupational Health and Safety

Can my lawyer attend my Occupational Health and Safety interview? Dos and don’ts for Alberta employers navigating OHS investigations

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
  • Occupational Health and Safety

An important reminder that workplace violence and harassment are workplace hazards

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
  • Workplace investigations

Navigating workplace investigations Part 2: More of your FAQs answered

By Cristina Wendel, Taylor Holland, and Victoria Merritt
  • Workplace investigations

Navigating workplace investigations: Your top FAQs answered

By Cristina Wendel, Taylor Holland, and Victoria Merritt
  • Occupational Health and Safety

Disciplinary action complaints: Elements and appeal criteria

By Cristina Wendel and Jenny Wang
  • General

Employment and Labour Law: 2025 Year in Review and Future Trends

By Andy Pushalik, Arianne Bouchard, Catherine Coulter, Eleni Kassaris, and Cristina Wendel
  • Human Rights

The Court of King’s Bench of Alberta provides guidance to employers on accommodation for substance abuse treatment

By Tari Hiebert, Fausto Franceschi, KC, and Cristina Wendel
  • Workers' Compensation

Hot topics and recent developments in labour and employment law

By Adrian Miedema, Cristina Wendel, and Kyle Isherwood

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Without explicit provisions in employment agreements, employers risk employees retaining copyright in works they create, even when employees secretly develop a competing product. Employers presumptively own copyright in works made [...]

Employment and Labour Law: 2025 Year in Review and Future Trends

The Canadian labour and employment law landscape continued to evolve in 2025 with important developments in wrongful dismissal litigation and human rights. In addition, Canadian legislators introduced new laws intended [...]

A review of landmark decisions in employment and labour law rendered in Québec in 2025

The year 2025 saw several significant judicial decisions shaping the landscape of labour and employment law. In the following pages, we present the key highlights from a dozen rulings by [...]

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