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Peterburough Bus
Employment Law April 13th, 2017

Controversial Ad on Bus Causes Driver to Refuse to Work

By Lior Samfiru

Can a bus driver refuse to do their job because they don’t support an advertisement that is displayed on their bus? Learn…

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Disgruntled Employee
Employment Law April 13th, 2017

Disgruntled Employees: Post-Employment Legal Obligations

By Stan Fainzilberg

Find out what legal obligations that both an employer and employee have once an employee has been terminated by reading this article.

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Employment Law April 12th, 2017

Refusing to Work Because of a Pro-life Advertisement on an Employee’s Bus

By Lior Samfiru

A bus driver was sent home without pay because she refused to drive a bus with a controversial ad on it. Can…

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Gavel Employment Law Court Cases
Employment Law April 11th, 2017

Fillmore v. Hercules: Refusal to Accept New Offer is Not a Failure to Mitigate

By Lior Samfiru

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP wins their appeal concerning an employee who refused to accept an new offer from his employer.

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Elderly Employee
Employment Law April 3rd, 2017

The Increasing Costs of Terminating Older Employees

By Jon Pinkus

The older an employee is, and the longer they have spent in a company’s employ, the more severance they will be entitled…

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CIBC Store Front
Employment Law March 31st, 2017

CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News

By Chris Justice

Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…

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Employment Law March 30th, 2017

CIBC Staff Losing Jobs to Workers in India, Expected to Help with Training

By Lior Samfiru

CIBC is eliminating up to 130 jobs in its Toronto finance department. As part of the transition, staff losing their positions must…

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Man Walking With Luggage
Employment Law March 29th, 2017

Police Probe Report of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees – 640 Toronto

By Lior Samfiru

When an employee has been accused of radicalization, causing the safety of the public to be at risk, what are both the…

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Employment Law March 19th, 2017

Ryerson Instructor Criticized Over Controversial Comments on Facebook

By Lior Samfiru

Students have made complaints about comments posted on Facebook by a Ryerson engineering sessional lecturer and instructor. Find out why in our…

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