Employment Law
Client Win: Legal assistant rejects ‘take it or leave it’ offer from new employer, wins 14 months’ pay
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secures a win for a legal assistant who rejected a ‘take it or leave it’ job offer after her…
Client Win: How withholding termination benefits backfired and voided a termination clause
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured fair severance by proving that withholding benefits during the notice period invalidated a termination clause.
Client Win: Justice for a Dedicated Parts Administrator Replaced by Automation
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured 14 months' pay for a loyal Parts Administrator dismissed after 17 years of service.
Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?
A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…
Employer Obligated to Pay Severance: Lawyer
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru talks about the reasons why employees are entitled to severance pay if they are terminated without cause.
Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?
What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…
Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…
Lior Samfiru on F*** Her Right in the P**** Firing
Hydro One has issued a statement saying it has fired one of its employees after he was found to have made crude…
Hydro One employee fired for sexual harassment of Reporter: For Cause Termination?
A Hydro One employee was fired for cause after making a crude remark to a reporter. Can an employer fire someone for…