Employment Law
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?…
Dishwasher wins $28M case of Religious Discrimination
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero on religious accommodations at work after a dishwasher was awarded $28M because she was made to work Sunday…
Aldergrove Subway Owner Fined Thousands for Wage Violations: Global BC
Two Lower Mainland Subway restaurants have been fined thousands of dollars and must provide 6 months retroactive pay to 18 employees for…