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Employment Law January 1st, 2021

List of Stat Holidays in Alberta in 2021

By Lior Samfiru

Find out when the Alberta statutory holidays for provincially regulated employees are in 2021 and which holidays are optional.

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COVID December 14th, 2020

Lawyer on Yahoo News about employee rights and forced vaccinations

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru speaks with Yahoo Finance on possibly mandating COVID-19 vaccinations.

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COVID December 8th, 2020

A second wave of COVID-19 and employment rights in Alberta

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru joins Chelsea and Shaye on 630 CHED to discuss the second wave of COVID-19 and employee…

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Can my employer put me on another temporary layoff due to COVID-19, another temporary layoff, covid-19 temporary layoff
COVID November 16th, 2020

Can my employer put me on another temporary layoff due to COVID-19?

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru explains an employee's rights if their employer seeks to place them on another COVID-19 temporary layoff.

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Can Suncor Energy force me to move from Toronto to Calgary?
COVID November 1st, 2020

Can Suncor Energy force me to move from Toronto to Calgary?

By Lior Samfiru

Is Suncor Energy Inc. forcing you to move from Toronto to Calgary? Find out what your rights are, and what you can…

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COVID October 5th, 2020

Canadians forced to make recovery benefit repayments

By Lluc Cerda

Employment lawyer Lluc Cerda joined CBC to discuss the repayments…

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Employment Law September 18th, 2020

Fired for a dress code violation: A human rights complaint?

By Lior Samfiru

A Calgary employment lawyer joined 630 CHED to discuss dress code violations and possible gender discrimination in the workplace.

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mountain equipment co-op, layoffs, severance
Employment Law September 15th, 2020

Mountain Equipment Co-op laying off 200 employees over COVID-19

By Lior Samfiru

MEC says that due to ongoing pandemic, they will "transition some staff from temporary layoffs to permanent layoffs."…

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Employment Law September 4th, 2020

Amazon workers privacy rights violated

By Jon Pinkus

Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins the John Oakley show to discuss the privacy rights of Amazon workers and employees currently working from…

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