640 Toronto – Can your employer fire you for possessing marijuana at work?
Can your employer fire you for possessing marijuana at work?
A Toronto employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP told Global News Radio 640 Toronto why the presence of pot at work doesn’t necessarily give an employer grounds to terminate for cause, and why a severance package may be justified if that does happen.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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