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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read January 13, 2020

Reinstatement and accommodation under Alberta’s Workers’ Compensation

For workplace accidents occurring on or after September 1, 2018, non-exempt employers have an obligation under section 88.1 of the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Act (the “WCBAct”) to accommodate and reinstate most workers injured in a work-related accident to their pre-accident position or a comparable position with the same earnings.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / alternative employment, employment law, termination of employment, undue hardship, work-related injury, workers compensation, workplace accommodation

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 8 Minutes Read June 1, 2018

Accommodation of medical marijuana

The right to accommodation, and the widespread acceptance of medical marijuana, does not mean that employees have a right to use marijuana at work. Safety considerations will be taken into account and although zero tolerance policies will not be automatically enforced, they will be enforced when appropriate.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / accommodating a disability, accommodation of medical marijuana, accommodation to the point of undue hardship, cannabis, discrimination based on disability, duty to accommodate, employment law, Failure to accommodate, marijuana at work, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, workplace accommodation, wrongful dismissal

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minute Read June 15, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Court of Appeal upholds award to constructively dismissed McDonald’s manager; Employer proves it accommodated employee’s disability to the point of undue hardship; and Employer’s LMIA application denied due to lack of “genuineness” of job offer.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / accommodate disability, constructively dismissed, damages, employment law, Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, termination, workplace accommodation

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