Employment Law
We Must Empower Employees To Confront Sexual Assault: Huffington Post
A Vancouver employment lawyer discussed what employers need to do when allegations of sexual misconduct surface in the workplace.
Amazon HQ2: Will They Play By Ontario’s Rules?
Toronto has been shortlisted as a possible location for Amazon HQ2. But will the massive company play by Ontario's employment and workplace…
Hawaii False Alarm: “For Cause” Termination for Employee?
Should a 10-year employee face a termination "for cause" following the Hawaii False Alarm incident? Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru reviews the facts.
Yellow Pages layoffs affect 500 Canadian employees
Yellow Pages has announced that they will eliminate around 500 jobs in Canada. Find out what their rights to severance pay are…
Minimum Wage in Ontario: Changes Introduced by Bill 148
Alex Lucifero, Managing Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses the impact of the minimum wage increase and how it will affect employees…
Tim Hortons Breaks and Benefits Cut – Your Employee Rights
In response to the increase in Ontario minimum wage, some Tim Hortons locations are changing terms of employee's jobs. Here are your…
900 CHML – Are You Allowed to Kiss at a Company Holiday Party?
Toronto employment lawyer and Samfiru Tumarkin LLP partner Chantel Goldsmith gives some office holiday party advice for both employees and employers.
Employee Alleges Human Rights Violation by Magna International – 980 CFPL
A woman is going to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after alleging that her employer docked her pay due to washroom breaks…
Human Rights Hearing For Woman Docked Pay for Washroom Breaks – 640 Toronto
An employee of a Magna International subsiduary is claiming her pay was docked due to washroom breaks needed for her disability.