This case was an appeal from the Provincial Court of Alberta's decision Dunbar v Northern Air, 2019 ABPC 179 where the Plaintiff Mr. Dunbar had been awarded 5 months' reasonable notice.

In the case of Steele v. Leduc, 2025 ABKB 205, the Alberta Court of King's Bench granted an order permitting the public disclosure of certain details of a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit by numerous current and former female employees of the City of Leduc.

In Yee v Westjet, 2025 ABCJ 87 (Argento, J), an employer was found not to have just cause to dismiss an employee who did not comply with a mandatory vaccination policy.

In 1731271 Alberta Inc. v Reimer, 2024 ABKB 446 (Mah, J), the Alberta Court of King's Bench denied an application by an employer for an injunction preventing a former employee and her new employer from soliciting the prior employer's clients.

The damages decision in Volpi v Lifemark Health Corp, 2026 AHRC 71 (Christianson) is the highest discrimination damages award in Alberta human rights history, as far as I am aware.

In a recent judicial review decision, the Court of King's Bench of Alberta has provided guidance on the limits of municipal council authority when imposing sanctions on elected officials.

In Occidental Petroleum Corporation v Boguslawski, 2025 ABKB 578, the Alberta Court of King's Bench dismissed an application for a non-competition injunction against a former employee of the applicant.

In Elliott v Imperial Oil Limited, 2024 AHRC 137, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal issued an interim decision regarding a request for pre-hearing document disclosure.

Shodunke v Alberta (Human Rights Commission), 2023 ABKB 260 (Eamon, J) is a new Court of King's Bench Judicial Review decision which provided substantial guidance to the Tribunal on the scope of its proper screening function to dismiss complaints without a hearing

VLM v Dominey, 2024 ABKB 295 (Henderson, J) is an Alberta Court of King's Bench decision where the Court declined to award costs tied to the notional legal fees of the successful applicants in a class certification proceeding...

Dornan v New Brunswick, 2023 CanLII 10433, is a recent New Brunswick labour adjudicator decision involving a grievance filed by newly appointed president and CEO of Horizon Health Network ...

In Lischuk v K-Jay Electric Ltd., 2025 ABKB 460 (Angotti) is an interesting and important Alberta employment law case, both factually and in terms of legal analysis.

It has been a few years now since the seminal Supreme Court of Canada case of Northern Regional Health Authority v Horrocks, 2021 SCC 42 was released.

Aird & Berlis is proud to continue its support of Black History Month by hosting a special complimentary program on March 2, 2023, " Black Voices (In)Justice: Supporting Black Youth...

In Catch Engineering Services Partnership v Mai, 2023 ABKB 279 (Armstrong), Justice Armstrong of the Alberta Court of King's Bench considered whether a former employee had breached his non-solicitation agreement.

Oliva, Pascoe, and Strong v Gursoy, 2024 AHRC 45 (K Scott) is a shocking human rights decision involving three complainants who were found to have been sexually harassed and retaliated...

Releases are agreements where one party agrees to release another party from an actual or potential liability. Releases are used frequently in the settlement of employment law and human rights disputes.

The Alberta Human Rights Commission (“AHRC”) has fought an uphill battle to resolve complaints in a timely fashion. There are a lot of complaints and there are finite judicial resources to process them