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Employment Law July 12th, 2022

Ontario court awards employee 24 months of severance, employer required to pay additional $28,000

By Lior Samfiru

Ontario court awards employee 24 months of severance. Employer required to pay additional $28,000 in costs.

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Employment Law July 12th, 2022

Bora Pharmaceuticals: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Bora Pharmaceuticals? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law July 8th, 2022

Employee rights when dealing with service provider outages

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about your rights as an employee if you are affected by a service outage following the Rogers phone and internet outage.

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Employment Law July 8th, 2022

Toronto employment lawyer on negotiating a return to the office

By Fiona Martyn

Employment lawyer Fiona Martyn joins Kelly Cutrara on 640 Toronto to discuss returning to the office and employee rights if they wish…

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Employment Law July 6th, 2022

Sikh security guards dismissed over facial hair, now being reinstated by the City of Toronto

By Lior Samfiru

Over 100 Sikh security guards were dismissed from their jobs as a result of their facial hair. Read more to learn about…

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COVID July 4th, 2022

Employment lawyer Stan Fainzilberg talks Metrolinx unvaccinated employees

By Stan Fainzilberg

Employment lawyer Stan Fainzilberg spoke with Toronto Life Magazine regarding Metrolinx employees' wrongful dismissal suits.

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COVID July 3rd, 2022

London hospital workers file $700K in wrongful dismissal suits over vaccine policy

By Lior Samfiru

Two LHSC employees have filed $700K in wrongful dismissal claims after being fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Employment Law June 30th, 2022

Employment lawyer on mass layoffs in the tech industry

By Alex C. Lucifero

Ottawa employment lawyer Alex Lucfiero joins CTV News Ottawa to discuss mass layoffs in the tech industry and severance for employees.

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COVID June 29th, 2022

Ottawa employment lawyer on recourse for employees placed on a layoff

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer spoke with Nerd Wallet's Shannon Terrell to discuss layoffs and employee options.

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