Employment Law
Hamilton Spectator – Black Forest Inn: Human Rights Resolution
A resolution has been reached in a human rights case from three former servers who worked at Hamilton's Black Forest Inn restaurant.
Hamilton Spectator – Former Black Forest Inn servers file human rights complaints
Former servers from Hamilton's Black Forest Inn are accusing the restaurant of discriminating against them based on their age.
Brad Blair Fired by OPP, Termination Letter and Reprisal – 640 Toronto
Former OPP deputy commissioner Brad Blair alleges his firing this week was in reprisal for waging a legal battle over the role…
OPP Fires Deputy Brad Blair; Starbucks Music Workers’ Rights Issue?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru on the termination of the OPP deputy and workers' rights where music in Starbucks is concerned.
Benefits Canada – Can employers require mandated arbitration in employee disputes?
Can employers require mandated arbitration in employee disputes? Lior Samfiru, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, spoke to Benefits Canada this very question.
Payless Shoes declares bankruptcy
Payless Shoes is going into creditor protection and will likely close all of its stores. Will employees see any severance pay in…
900 CHML – Payless Shoes Bankruptcy, Sears Act and Severance Pay
Payless Shoes will soon be filing for creditor protection, ensuring that 2,400 employees across the country will find themselves without any severance…
Speaker offers to rescind gag orders on fired B.C. staff – 980 CKNW
What are the rules surrounding non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)? Do you have to sign a NDA in order to obtain severance following termination…
Metrolinx to ban workers from using pot on their own time
What rules are employers legally allowed to enforce where pot use outside of the workplace is concerned? Is this even legal?…