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Happy Canada Day from all of us at Bow River Law! 🇨🇦

Whether you were born here or you chose to adopt this country as your own, we hope you take a moment today to reflect on how lucky we are to live in this beautiful, peaceful, democratic country!

Our Legal Administrative Staff are on the frontline and the backbone of the work we do at Bow River Law! Bara’a, Megan, and Mikayla keep us organized, provide a patient and listening ear to new and existing clients when they call, and they do all of the things behind the scenes to help us serve our clients and community.

We were fortunate enough to be able to take our whole team to .national.park last weekend for our annual firm retreat and spend some time enjoying each other’s company at !

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all of the administrators out there who work tirelessly each day to make their office a productive, fun, and inclusive place to work!

Eid Mubarak! May the festivities be filled with vibrant colours, delicious food, and beautiful traditions!

Happy Easter! 🐣🌺

Human rights law is a foundational area of Canadian law, and it is an important part of our work at Bow River Law LLP. One of our partners and co-founders, Sarah Coderre, has been involved in the Webber Academy human rights case since 2020 as appellate counsel for the Alberta Human Rights Commission before the Court of King’s Bench and the Alberta Court of Appeal.

The decision of the Tribunal stated that two Muslim students had been discriminated against by Webber Academy in 2012 when they were told they could not use quiet places on campus to say their daily prayers, and were then refused re-enrolment in the private school because they continued to pray on campus. Webber Academy appealed the decision several times, including to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Yesterday the Supreme Court of Canada decided that it would not hear Webber Academy’s last appeal, and the decision from the Alberta Court of Appeal, upholding the Tribunal’s decision to award the students damages for discrimination, is now the final word on the matter.

If you are facing a human rights issue, we can help.

Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at Bow River Law LLP! It is our privilege to be advocates for women in the workplace. Together we can and create safer, healthier workplaces for everyone!

Welcome to March! The first quarter of the year is moving by quickly, and spring is almost here —although it sure doesn’t look like it in Calgary! ❄️

Bow River Law has a new Employment Contracts Guide with clear, helpful information for you on how to negotiate and navigate your employment contract issues! Check it out!

Employment Contract Guide by Calgary Workplace Law Firm Discover employment contract guide with expert insights and practical advice from an award-winning Calgary employment law firm, Bow River Law.

Welcome Bryan McHale to the Bow River Law LLP team!
You can book a consultation with Bryan by calling our main line.

Check out Joel Fairbrother's recent article on Vacation Pay!

Tips Staffing Ordered to Pay Correct Vacation and Holiday Pay In Tips Staffing v Irish, 2023 CanLii 67896 (AB ESA), the ALRB found that an employee dispatched to construction sites is a construction employee

S1 E12: What can I do if my union won’t help me? Bow River Law LLP employment lawyer Amanda Jacinto explains that usually if an Alberta union is not helping the employee protect their rights, the employee’s...

Meet Bryan McHale, the newest member of the team.

Calgary Employment Lawyer – Bryan McHale Employment lawyer, Bryan McHale, is an associate with Bow River Law in Calgary, Alberta. He practices employment law, labour law & civil litigation.

S1 E19: My boss is trying to get me to quit What Should I do? Bow River Law LLP employment lawyer Joel Fairbrother talks about how it is fairly common for an employer to try to force an employee to quit, because the emp...

If reading our blog posts is too dry for you, we have good news. We now have VIDEOS! Check out our youtube channel for all our recent videos.

Bow River Law LLP - YouTube Bow River Law LLP is an employment law firm in Calgary, Alberta. This channel features videos created by our lawyers, where we seek to educate employees and...

Article on a self represented litigant

ABKB Grimes Case Interprets McAllister and Barkwell On Costs Grimes v University of Lethbridge, 2023 ABKB 432 (Graesser) Says Schedule C Is Still Starting Point For Costs Awards After McAllister

Welcome back from the long weekend Calgary! Here is our quick and easy contact form to reach our intake team with you enquiry.

Contact Calgary Employment Law Firm, Bow River Law LLP Contact us to discuss the problems you are having with your employer or employees. Utilize our experience and knowledge to your advantage.

New blog post from Joel Fairbrother!

AHRT Case: Prima Facie Discrimination But Contract Frustrated In Swan v Syncrude Canada, 2023 AHRC 77, the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal found the dismissal was related to PTSD, but Syncrude was not responsible

Sarah Coderre accepting her award from the AWL in Women in Law Leadership

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We can assist with unionized employee matters. Call is so we can discuss how we can work with you and your union.

Union and Labour Services - Bow River Employment Law At Bow River Law, we deal with unionized workplaces, Duty of Fair Representation complaints, and other labour matters. Call us today to discuss your issues

Our team is about to get a little bigger...

Meet the Team at Bow River Employment Law Meet the team at Bow River Employment Law to learn more about the professional and experienced lawyers that are at your service.

What is Just Cause, exactly?

Termination For Just Cause - Bow River Employment Law Employers often assert that they have just cause to terminate an employment relationship but they rarely do. Talk to us to learn about your legal options

Case review by Joel Fairbrother regarding sexual harassment

Racist + Sexist Microagressions Leads To Just Cause Dismissal In HSAA v AHS, 2023 CanLii 37831 (ABGAA), a female respiratory therapist with long service harassed a male coworker. Just cause for dismissal upheld.

How to reach us!

Contact Calgary Employment Law Firm, Bow River Law LLP Contact us to discuss the problems you are having with your employer or employees. Utilize our experience and knowledge to your advantage.

Exciting new article by Michael Hernandez doing a case study of our very own Sarah Coderre's case.

Webber Academy Charter & Human Rights Appeal Dismissed Webber Academy v Alberta (HRC), 2023 ABCA 194, was the School's Appeal on Competing Statutory Objectives: Secular School and Muslim Prayer.

Are you being constructively dismissed? What does that even mean?

Constructive Dismissal in Calgary, Alberta | Bow River Law LLP Have you experienced a constructive dismissal from your employer? You could be entitled to financial compensation, let us help you understand your situation

Recent case study by Amanda Jacinto

Unite Here Grievors Horizon North Alberta Denied Overtime In Unite Here v Horizon North, 2023 CanLii 46717 the grievors were not successful in having their premium rate hours count towards overtime.

Check out Amanda Jacinto's article now on Mondaq

It Takes Two… To Accommodate - Employee Rights/ Labour Relations - Canada The AHRC determined that AHS had failed to accommodate the Complainant's disability.

Have you met Amanda Jacinto?

Calgary Employment Lawyer – Amanda Jacinto Employment lawyer, Amanda Jacinto, is an associate lawyer at Bow River Law LLP in Calgary. She practices employment law, labour law & human rights.

Latest Article by Joel Fairbrother is a "great example of the sort of conduct that can lead to just cause for dismissal".

Diversified Driver Does Hard Brake: Terminated For Just Cause In Diversified Transportation v Teamsters Local 362, 2023 CanLii 32700, a bus driver slammed on the brakes to scare the passengers into sitting down

What does me Non-Solicit Agreement mean for me?

Non-Competition / Non-Solicitation - Bow River Employment Law Employers create agreements with employees that contain non-solicitation and non-compete clauses. Contact us to see if these are enforceable or not