Employment Law

British Columbia Employees Laid-off Due to COVID-19 May Now Be Able to Claim Substantial Severance
Laid-off employees in British Columbia who have been left in economically uncertain (un)employment limbo may be owed substantial severance. Read more to…

Can a business ban employees from wearing a poppy to work?
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero speaks with CBC to discuss Whole Food's decision to ban employees from wearing poppies.

Will Canadians have to pay back their CERB?: 980 CKNW
A Vancouver employment lawyer joined the Jill Bennett show to discuss concerns over CERB repayments.

Canadians forced to make recovery benefit repayments
Employment lawyer Lluc Cerda joined CBC to discuss the repayments…

Businesses close in second COVID wave: National Observer Interview
A Vancouver employment lawyer discusses the recent business restrictions and shutdowns in BC with the National Observer.

B.C. Employee Rights During Second Wave of COVID-19: Zee TV
A Vancouver employment lawyer joined Zee Tv to discuss the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 and what it will mean…

COVID-19: What should business owners know?
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Canaccord's Greg Goernet to discuss tips for employers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Mountain Equipment Co-op laying off 200 employees over COVID-19
MEC says that due to ongoing pandemic, they will "transition some staff from temporary layoffs to permanent layoffs."…

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