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Employment Law March 17th, 2022

Can an employee work remotely due to rising gas prices?

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer explores an employee's right to work from home as gas prices in Canada skyrocket due to global events.

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Employment Law March 17th, 2022

Severance denied to GoodLife Fitness employees due to refusal to respond to email

By Jon Pinkus

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus spoke to CTV News to discuss GoodLife Fitness instructors' inability to pursue severance by failing to respond to…

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COVID March 17th, 2022

Employment lawyer on wrongful dismissals and challenging vaccine requirements

By Chantel Goldsmith

Employment lawyer Chantel Goldsmith speaks to SHRM on employee rights and the challenges of employer's imposing vaccine mandates at work.

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COVID March 17th, 2022

Lior Samfiru on employers removing vaccine policies at work

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru spoke to the Globe and Mail's Vanmala Subramaniam regarding employers removing vaccine policies at the workplace.

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Employment Law March 15th, 2022

Employment lawyer on CJSW talks employee accommodations

By Karen Tereposky

Employment lawyer Hayley Rushford joins Hearsay on CJSW to discuss employee rights and an employer's duty to accommodate.

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Employment Law March 14th, 2022

Employers can’t claim unsubstantiated resignation to avoid paying severance

By Lior Samfiru

First Choice Collision Ltd. v. Talbot First Choice Collision Ltd. v Talbot confirms that for a resignation to…

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Employment Law March 14th, 2022

Employee rights and hybrid work arrangements

By Jeremy Herman

Hybrid work arrangements are becoming the norm for due to COVID-19. What rights to employees have if they return to work in…

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Employment Law March 9th, 2022

Severance rights set to expire for workers still on March 2020 layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Thousands of Canadians still sitting on temporary layoffs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 are running out of…

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Employment Law March 8th, 2022

Toronto employment lawyer on GoodLife Fitness employee entitlements

By Fiona Martyn

Employment lawyer Fiona Martyn spoke with Sarah Dobson at Canadian HR Reporter on the recent round of GoodLife Fitness terminations.

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