Oct 06, 2021 Vaccination or Rapid Test Workplace Policies Gaining Momentum and Validity as 4th Wave Workplace and Community Issues Escalate By Colin Fetter Attached is a link to the recent publication of the Alberta Federation of Labour. Kudos to the AFL and all unions and their advisors who...
Nov 18, 2020 Alberta Government Proposes Significant Changes to Workplace Health and Safety Legislation By Jenelle Butler On November 5, 2020, the Government of Alberta introduced Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (the “Bill”). The Bill...
Mar 06, 2020 Coronavirus and the Workplace - Do's and Don'ts for Employers By Kyle Allen The World Health Organization has declared the Coronavirus, COVID-19, a global health emergency. In response, our clients have been...
Nov 23, 2018 Just Cause: The Holy Grail Or Leprechaun Gold? By Colin Fetter Pleased to have contributed the linked article to CPHR Alberta's Magazine Winter Edition. A reminder to all employers of the immense...
Jul 30, 2018 Unique Approach to Implementing a Severance Clause via Working Notice By Kyle Allen In circumstances where an employee’s employment contract does not contain a severance clause, it is up in the air whether the common law...
Jun 14, 2018 Union's Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada on Suncor Random Drug Testing Dismissed By Colin Fetter News today that the Union's application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on its challenge of Suncor's random drug...
May 02, 2018 Lack of reliable cannabis impairment testing, grounds for undue hardship on safety sensitive jobs? By Colin Fetter A very interesting arbitration decision was issued Monday of this week in Eastern Canada. As this decision was just issued to the...
Feb 09, 2018 Alta. Ed. Announces New Quality Standards for Teachers, Principals, Leaders, and Superintendents By Colin Fetter Stay tuned for our Brownlee Education Team's summary and commentary on these new standards
Jan 15, 2018 Three Important Reminders to Employers By Colin Fetter The referenced recent Ontario case from the attached article is a helpful reminder to employers of some key concepts that are clear at...
Oct 19, 2017 Sexual Harassment Scandal in Hollywood and #MeToo campaign are an Important Reminder for Employers By Colin Fetter Linked below is an insightful article from our Kirsten Hayne, commenting on the recent Hollywood sexual harassment scandal and the...
Oct 06, 2017 Join us at the Brownlee Emerging Trends in Education Law Seminar, Nov 16 By Colin Fetter Pleased to be presenting to School Divisions across the province, with our Brownlee Education Law Team, at our Emerging Trends in...