by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Oct 14, 2026 | Employment Lawyer Calgary, Severance, Termination Clauses
The day a termination letter arrives, the number at the bottom can feel like the whole story. It is not. Severance pay may determine how long your income, benefits, bonus opportunities, and professional stability are protected while you look for your next role. Before...
by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Sep 29, 2026 | Wrongful Dismissal, Bad Faith, Independent Contractors, Severance
In Cooper v GFI Solutions Ltd, 2026 ABCJ 142, the Alberta Court of Justice considered two important employment law issues: whether a worker paid through a professional corporation was truly an independent contractor, and when an employer’s conduct at termination...
by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Sep 28, 2026 | Severance, Wrongful Dismissal
In Babcock v Thuro Inc, 2026 ABKB 615, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench awarded a long-service employee 20 months of reasonable notice (severance) after finding that approximately 13 months of working notice was insufficient. The employee was 62 when notice was...
by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Aug 25, 2026 | Severance, Mitigation, Wrongful Dismissal
In Dufour v Ricky’s Family Restaurants Ltd, 2026 ABCJ 105, the Alberta Court of Justice awarded 11 months of common law reasonable notice to a 65-year-old restaurant server and cashier with approximately 9 years and 8 months of service. The decision is a useful...
by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Aug 11, 2026 | Constructive Dismissal, Employment Agreements, Severance, Wrongful Dismissal
In O’Donoghue v Fluid Energy Group Ltd, 2026 ABKB 428, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench held that a long-service executive and Chief Operating Officer, had been actually or constructively dismissed without cause and without notice on January 9, 2023 through a series...
by Evolution Legal - Calgary Employment Lawyers | Aug 10, 2026 | Employment Agreements, Just Cause, Severance, Termination Clauses, Wrongful Dismissal
In Ross v Newly Institute Inc, 2026 ABKB 538, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench held that a senior employee had been terminated without cause, had neither resigned nor abandoned his employment, and was entitled to $300,000 in contractual severance. The decision is...
