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Employment Law November 11th, 2015

Employers Who Don’t Treat Employees Well, Do So At Their Own Risk!

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about the different situations where a Court will penalize an employer and award additional damages to the employee, if the employee…

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Employment Law August 9th, 2015

Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?

By Lior Samfiru

A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…

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man signing document, severance offer
Employment Law June 14th, 2015

Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?

By Lior Samfiru

What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…

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Employment Law May 16th, 2015

Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…

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Jian Ghomessi
Employment Law April 18th, 2015

Jian Ghomeshi and Implications for Canada’s Employers and Employees

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the implications of the Jian Ghomeshi case for employees and employers across Canada.

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future shop closing
Employment Law April 2nd, 2015

Lawyer Locate – Member to See What the Future Has in Store for Severance

By Lior Samfiru

Future Shop employees learned that the company has closed its doors forever and approximately 1,500 staff lost their jobs.

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Employment Law April 2nd, 2015

Dependent Contractor: The Frankenstein of Employment Law

By Alex C. Lucifero

A “dependent contractor” has many hallmarks of an independent contractor but the worker is entitled to reasonable notice of termination of their…

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future shop store closed
Employment Law March 30th, 2015

Future shop severance packages not up to snuff, says lawyer

By Lior Samfiru

Some workers who lost their job when Future Shop closed down have criticized the severance offers they were given and Lior Samfiru…

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Lior Samfiru on CTV Canada AM talking Future Shop Severance
Employment Law March 30th, 2015

CTV Canada AM – Future Shop shuts down: Concerns after employees pressured

By Lior Samfiru

Best Buy Canada is coming under fire over severance packages former Future Shop employees say are inadequate and signed under duress.

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