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Employment Law August 21st, 2017

Susur Lee restaurant staff lose tips to IOU Policy

By David Vaughan

Employees from multiple Susur Lee restaurants claim that large portions of their tips were being withheld if they made a mistake during…

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Employment Law August 20th, 2017

Susur Lee Restaurant Staff Allege Tips Taken

By Lior Samfiru

Susur Lee restaurant employees are claiming that large portions of their tips were being withheld if they made any errors during their…

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Employment Law July 27th, 2017

Sears Canada Employees Trying to Block Executive Bonus

By Lior Samfiru

Nearly 14,000 Sears Canada employees are trying to block executives from getting $7.6 million in bonuses after the workers were laid off…

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Employment Law July 24th, 2017

Lone Star staff fuming about new tip-sharing policy

By Lior Samfiru

Lone Star restaurants have a new tip sharing policy, but Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses why the new policy…

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Employment Law July 24th, 2017

Benefits Canada – Arbitrator highlights role of disability management process in ruling

By Chantel Goldsmith

An Alberta arbitrator has ruled against a company that fired a worker suspected of being dishonest about his condition. Find out why…

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Wooden Gavel Laying on Side
Employment Law July 24th, 2017

Law Times – Decision Confirms That Employers Cannot Give Working Notice to Employees Incapable of Working

By Stan Fainzilberg

An Ontario judge has ruled that a working notice period does not apply to an employee who is on disability leave. Read…

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Sears Canada Bankruptcy
Employment Law July 14th, 2017

580 CFRA – Sears Canada managers to get bonuses, employees get nothing

By Alex C. Lucifero

Senior Sears Canada staff and executives will still receive bonus pay while thousands of employees have been terminated without proper severance pay.

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Employment Law July 13th, 2017

Toronto Star – Laid off Sears Canada workers include Mike Myers’ brother

By Jon Pinkus

It took less than one minute for nearly half of Sears Canada’s head office employees in Toronto to be let go before…

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Employment Law July 7th, 2017

Former Sears Canada Employees Are Worried

By Lior Samfiru

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's Lior Samfiru discusses what the federal government needs to do to protect workers in light of Sears Canada's bankruptcy.

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