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Employment Law March 14th, 2017

640 Toronto – European Union Rules on Headscarves in the Workplace

By Lior Samfiru

The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies can ban employees from wearing religious and political symbols in the workplace such…

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Disability/Personal Injury March 13th, 2017

640 Toronto – Rankin’s Garage Case To Be Heard By The Supreme Court of Canada

By Sivan Tumarkin

A garage shop owner feels he should not be held responsible for the injuries a teen suffered when he and a friend…

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Employment Law March 6th, 2017

CityNews – UK lawmakers to companies: End sexist high heel dress codes

By Jon Pinkus

United Kingdom lawmakers have told employers to stop making women wear high heels as part of any corporate dress code. Read more…

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Employment Law March 1st, 2017

TTC Employees to Undergo Random Drug Testing

By David Vaughan

David Vaughan, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, explains whether or not the TTC is making a wise choice in regards to random…

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Employment Law February 16th, 2017

Ontario Today – Law Firm Launches Uber Class-action Lawsuit

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer sat down with CBC Radio One to talk about the firm's $200-million class action lawsuit against Uber's operations in…

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Employment Law February 15th, 2017

Toronto bar apologizes after ‘no means yes’ sign stirs outrage

By Lior Samfiru

A Toronto bar owner has apologized and says a staff member will be fired over a bar sign that angered people who…

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Employment Law February 15th, 2017

580 CFRA – Toronto Bar Under Fire for “No Means Yes” Sign

By Lior Samfiru

A Toronto bar owner has apologized following an online backlash over a bar sign that angered people who said it was joking…

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Employment Law February 15th, 2017

St. Michael’s Hospital Finds $200K in Irregular Health Benefits Claims, Fires 31 Employees

By Lior Samfiru

St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto has fired 31 employees for alleged misuse of its employee benefits plan totaling around $200,000.

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Disability/Personal Injury February 10th, 2017

CBC News – Paralyzed man suing insurer that says injuries don’t meet definition of paralysis

By Sivan Tumarkin

A man is suing his insurance company after being denied $120,000 he claims he’s entitled to after a freak accident left him…

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