Employment Law
National Post – Can Your Old Boss Badmouth You to a Potential Employer? Absolutely
An economist has failed in his efforts to sue his old employer after they gave him a negative job reference to a…
Disgruntled Employees: Post-Employment Legal Obligations
Find out what legal obligations that both an employer and employee have once an employee has been terminated by reading this article.
Fillmore v. Hercules: Refusal to Accept New Offer is Not a Failure to Mitigate
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP wins their appeal concerning an employee who refused to accept an new offer from his employer.
The Increasing Costs of Terminating Older Employees
The older an employee is, and the longer they have spent in a company’s employ, the more severance they will be entitled…
CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News
Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…
Fixed-Term Contracts: Pros and Cons
A growing number of employees are being hired to fixed-term contracts as opposed to indefinite-term contracts of employment. Read more to find…
Proposed Ontario class-action claims Uber drivers are employees not contractors
A proposed class-action lawsuit by Samfiru Tumarkin LLP on behalf of an Uber delivery driver is fighting to say that Uber drivers…
National Post – Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, Canadian lawsuit argues
An ongoing dispute between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers has reached Canada, in regards to how Uber drivers are classified.
Global News – Uber Facing a Massive, $200-million Class-Action Lawsuit
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses why he is representing Uber driver David Heller in a $200 million class-action lawsuit launched against Uber.