Arbitrator Reinstated Grocery Store Worker who was Terminated for Breach of Policy and “Sweethearting” for Assisting Customer in Accessing Discount
The Union of Calgary Co-op Employees successfully challenged the termination of one of their members in the Union of Calgary Co-op Employees in Calgary Co-operative Association v Union of Calgary Co-op Employees, 2026 CanLII 2712 (AB GAA). In that case, the Employer had terminated the grievor, a 64-year-old woman who had been employed at Co-op […]
Alberta Court of Appeal affirms that there is no difference between “participation in” or “study of” social activism for the purposes of disclosure and academic freedom protections
The Faculty Association of the University Calgary, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and the Canadian Association of Law Teachers, recently had a significant win while intervening in Governors of the University of Calgary v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2025 ABCA 350, at the Alberta Court of Appeal. Kelly Nychka and Camila Franco of […]
Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation rules that pandemic-related stressors gave rise to a compensable claim for a nurse’s psychological injury
Kara O’Halloran and Michelle Westgeest successfully challenged a decision from the Dispute Resolution and Decision Review Body (DRDRB) in Decision No.: 2025-0667 (2025 CanLII 112291). In that case, an emergency department nurse working during the COVID-19 pandemic received a diagnosis of adjustment disorder with anxiety from her family physician in 2022 and filed a claim […]