Employment Law
Workplace Bullying: How Employers Should React
Employers should have policies for employees that explicitly state that bullying and harassment in the workplace will not be tolerated.
640 Toronto – Employee insurance plan must pay for medical marijuana, human rights board rules
When it comes to medical marijuana being covered by insurance, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the issue, but a recent…
580 CFRA – $200M Uber Class-Action Lawsuit: Drivers’ Rights as Employees
While Uber labels thousands of Ontario drivers as contractors, numerous aspects of the working relationship actually point towards an employee status.
Proposed Ontario class-action claims Uber drivers are employees not contractors
A proposed class-action lawsuit by Samfiru Tumarkin LLP on behalf of an Uber delivery driver is fighting to say that Uber drivers…
Uber class-action Lawsuit & Misclassification of Employees
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's reasons for filing a $200-million class-action lawsuit against Uber.
610 CKTB – Lawyers on Canadian Class-action Lawsuit Against Uber
Uber Eats driver David Heller is seeking to have Uber’s relationship with its drivers deemed as an employer-employee relationship. Learn more here.
National Post – Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, Canadian lawsuit argues
An ongoing dispute between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers has reached Canada, in regards to how Uber drivers are classified.
Global News – Uber Facing a Massive, $200-million Class-Action Lawsuit
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses why he is representing Uber driver David Heller in a $200 million class-action lawsuit launched against Uber.
The Long Term Pain of “Paying Under the Table”
Paying someone "under the table" is illegal. When it is proposed, the participants are not aware of, or simply not thinking about,…