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Education Law
  Random speculative sniffer-dog search in high school illegal: students entitled to privacy at school, 28-Apr-08
     
  "Spanking Law" (Section 43 of Criminal Code) applies to teenagers, 08-Apr-08
     
  Court strikes down provisions in teacher employment contracts, 11-Feb-08
     
  Labour Relations Board renders decision regarding SBEBA and ATA, 21-Dec-07
     
  Parents of autistic boy allowed to have complaint against school board and Alberta Education proceed to human rights panel, 07-Dec-07
     
  Highlights of November 15, 2007 Agreement in Principle Between Alberta and ATA, 16-Nov-07
     
  Lessons learned from privacy breaches arising from stolen memory stick, 13-Nov-07
     
  School bus tragedy highlights importance of safe school bus practices in Alberta, 22-Oct-07
     
  Recent Revisions to School Councils Regulation, 25-Sep-07
     
  Top Court's decision has implications for upcoming school board election as teachers and ATA lose constitutional challenge to Bill 205, 29-Jun-07
     
  Students suspended for "cyberbullying" school principal on Facebook, 12-Feb-07
     
  Supreme Court to hear appeal: the "sniff" test and drug-searching dogs in schools, 16-Nov-06
     
  Alberta school councils are subject to PIPA, not FOIP, 24-Oct-06
     
  Meth Report has implications for Alberta schools, 22-Sep-06
     
  School Board Labour Law Seminar: Are your practices current?, 20-Sep-06
     
  Dawson College tragedy shows need for school emergency preparedness planning, 14-Sep-06
     
  Stay application of Court of Appeal "Bill 205" decision denied, 19-Jun-06
     
  Bill 205 upheld by Alberta Court of Appeal, 11-May-06
     
  "Star Wars Kid" cyberbullying lawsuit offers lessons to school boards, 20-Apr-06
     
  Student safety, freedom of religion and wearing a kirpan to school, 07-Mar-06
     
  Damages awarded for on-line defamatory statements by a parent, 24-Feb-06
     

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Insurance
  Minor injury regulation stay application, 26-Feb-08
     
  Cap on non-pecuniary damages arising from minor injuries found unconstitutional, 08-Feb-08
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal decision released on the liability of an insurer for Section B coverage where death is not directly caused by an accident, 21-Dec-07
     
  Liability of an insurer arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle, 22-Oct-07
     
  What happens at a JDR stays at a JDR, 04-Oct-07
     
  S.C.C. refuses to hear appeals in NWT and Nunavut Lost Years cases , 22-Jun-07
     
  Consent implied where borrower permits third party to drive, 21-Feb-07
     
  Supreme Court of Canada limits the application of the Material Contribution Test , 08-Feb-07
     
  Injury plaintiffs need not request their WCB, section B, EI and employment records, 13-Nov-06
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal addresses civil jury issues, 03-Aug-06
     
  Court approves minor's property settlement despite Public Trustee's opposition, 25-Jul-06
     
  No duty to defend claims outside of policy period: Supreme Court of Canada, 07-Jun-06
     
  Supreme Court of Canada says social hosts not liable, 05-May-06
     
  Alberta passes Maternal Tort Liability Act, 05-Jan-06
     

Labour & Employment
  Lyle Kanee appointed new Vice Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board, 01-May-08
     
  Supreme Court of Canada rewrites law of judicial review of administrative actions, 10-Mar-08
     
  Government of Canada expands temporary foreign worker pilot project, 22-Jan-08
     
  Court of Appeal releases much anticipated Chiasson Decision, 28-Dec-07
     
  Can you reject a job candidate for being overqualified?, 25-Oct-07
     
  Union ordered to pay damages for illegal strike , 19-Oct-07
     
  Recent helpful privacy decisions, 06-Sep-07
     
  Increase to Alberta's Minimum Wage, 04-Sep-07
     
  Supreme Court of Canada declares that collective bargaining is a Charter right, 27-Jun-07
     
  New NWT Employment Standards Act, 01-Jun-07
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal allows choice of forum for human rights complaints, 09-Apr-07
     
  Site-access drug and alcohol testing upheld, 27-Mar-07
     
  Anti-Replacement Worker Bill defeated in surprise vote, 23-Mar-07
     
  Ontario court upholds pre-employment drug test, 22-Feb-07
     
  Non-competition clause upheld, 21-Feb-07
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal upholds union dues suspension remedy, 29-Nov-06
     
  Controversy continues on arbitrator's jurisdiction to award aggravated and punitive damages, 21-Nov-06
     
  Drug-testing suffers another successful challenge, 14-Nov-06
     
  Individual personally liable for corporate unfair labour practices: CIRB, 08-Nov-06
     
  Alberta Court of Appeal affirms narrow view of Wallace damages, 13-Oct-06
     
  Failure to accommodate disabilities can be very expensive , 05-Oct-06
     
  Employees may be labour arbitration board nominees, 13-Sep-06
     
  Clarification to income tax deductions on wrongful dismissal settlements, 08-Sep-06
     
  Has Alberta's 100,000 worker shortfall affected you?, 16-Aug-06
     
  McLennan Ross Temporary Foreign Workers Survey, 03-Aug-06
     
  Criminal record check of new employees permitted in retail sector, 12-Jul-06
     
  What can employers ask of their sick employees?, 12-Jun-06
     
  Pre-employment drug testing dealt a blow by Alberta court, 05-Jun-06
     
  Supreme Court confirms exclusive jurisdiction of labour arbitrators to resolve pension disputes, 25-May-06
     
  Social hosts not liable - but what about employers?, 09-May-06
     
  Zero tolerance drug testing policies, 27-Mar-06
     
  Building trades union solidarity eroded, 15-Feb-06
     
  Don't take Employment Insurance appeals or Employment Standards proceedings lightly, 13-Feb-06
     
  Court of Appeal overturns attempt to set aside deal made with departing employee, 23-Jan-06
     

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