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Employment Law January 18th, 2019

Restaurants still ask job seekers to work unpaid trial shifts

By Chantel Goldsmith

People in the restaurant industry often refer to unpaid trial shifts as “stages". Many feel that the practice of using unpaid labour…

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Employment Law January 17th, 2019

Law Times – Court of Appeal invalidates Uber’s arbitration clause

By Lior Samfiru

The Ontario Court of Appeal decision that invalidates Uber's arbitration clause will “have significant impact in this province and beyond”.

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Uber Class Action Lawsuit
Employment Law January 8th, 2019

Lawyer’s Daily – Ontario court deems Uber’s arbitration clause “unconscionable”

By Lior Samfiru

The Ontario Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court decision in a proposed class action against Uber.

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Employment Law January 6th, 2019

Business Insider – Uber’s arbitration policy takes advantage of drivers

By Lior Samfiru

A judge in Ontario's highest court said in a ruling that Uber has used its (technically) optional arbitration clause, to "take advantage…

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Uber Driver
Employment Law January 4th, 2019

580 CFRA – Uber Class Action Can Proceed, Arbitration Clause Illegal

By Lior Samfiru

A controversial clause found in Uber’s contracts for its Ontario drivers is “unenforceable”, the Ontario Court of Appeal declared in a recent…

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Strikers Holding Sign Stating Shame on Uber
Employment Law January 4th, 2019

Wall Street Journal – Canadian Court Slams Uber’s Arbitration Process

By Lior Samfiru

Uber lost some of its legal clout with contract drivers in Ontario after their highest court ruled that their process for arbitrating…

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Lior Samfiru, Toronto Star
Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Court puts brakes on Uber bid to resolve work issues overseas

By Lior Samfiru

Ontario Uber drivers should not be forced to resolve employment issues through expensive arbitration in the Netherlands, the court of appeal has…

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Netherlands
Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules – Canadian Press

By Lior Samfiru

The Court of Appeal for Ontario says a clause in Uber's services agreement that requires disputes to go through arbitration in the…

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Uber Driver
Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Postmedia – Uber Loses Court Battle Over Arbitration Clause

By Lior Samfiru

Ontario’s top court has ruled that Uber drivers can turn to Canadian courts to try to resolve disputes with the ride-hailing service.

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