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Employment Law November 25th, 2016

Poor Conduct & Terminations: What’s Legal?

By Lior Samfiru

Employers have a duty to pay adequate severance and treat employees fairly at all times leading up to and after they terminate…

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Employment Law November 24th, 2016

Toronto Road Tolls and the Impact on Employees

By Lior Samfiru

With Mayor Tory's plan to introduce tolls on the DVP and Gardiner Expressway, what does it mean for employees who commute to…

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Employment Law November 18th, 2016

Termination Negotiations: Don’t Give In to Pressure

By Lior Samfiru

Employees feel pressured by their employer to sign documents during termination negotiations. Find out why you should not give in by reading…

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Employment Law November 17th, 2016

GoodLife Fitness faces $60M class-action lawsuit over wages

By Lior Samfiru

With GoodLife Fitness making headlines for not properly compensating its employees, we discuss employees rights for proper overtime compensation.

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Employment Law November 17th, 2016

570 News – Hamilton Judge Wears Pro-Trump Hat in Court

By Lior Samfiru

A Hamilton judge wore a "Make America Great Again" hat while walking into a courtroom before taking it off and placing it…

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Employment Law November 14th, 2016

Home invader voyeur who took secret videos of co-worker jailed

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about what you can do if a coworker is making inappropriate advances towards you, either in or…

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Employment Law November 11th, 2016

How to Calculate Severance Pay

By David Vaughan

There are a lot of myths about how to calculate severance pay in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Find out how to…

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Employment Law October 27th, 2016

10-week Suspension Enough for Lawyer Who slept with a Client?

By Lior Samfiru

A Toronto lawyer was suspended for two and a half months for having sex with a client and failing to inform his…

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Employment Law October 19th, 2016

Ballim v Bausch & Lomb

By Lior Samfiru

Read the article to learn about a significant decision in the Ballim v Bausch & Lomb court case, handled by Samfiru Tumarkin…

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