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900 CHML – Province Targets Nursing Homes Providing Poor Care
Find out what patients and their families can do if they discover that a family member has been receiving inadequate care in…
900 CHML – Substandard Care Leads to Freeze on New Patients for Ontario Nursing Homes
What are the rights of the patients in a nursing home when the nursing home has been ordered to halt the admission…
610 CKTB – Ontario Stops Nursing Homes From Taking New Residents
With three Ontario nursing homes in the news due to substandard care, James K. Fireman, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses the…
CBS Fires Exec Over Las Vegas Post, Not Just Cause
Did a CBS legal executive's online comments about the victims of the Las Vegas shooting justify a ‘just cause’ termination from her…
Royal Canadian Legion Sends A Chilling Message To Employees: Huffington Post
A former president of the Royal Canadian Legion’s BC/Yukon Command says he was fired after suspending some staff for allegedly harassing a…
McDonald’s Demanded Staff Speak Only English
A McDonald’s manager demanded that staff only speak English at work. What are employee and employer's rights in the workplace when it…
East Side Mario’s Manager Demands Waitress Wear Bra
The decision by an East Side Mario’s manager to demand that a waitress wear a bra has raised questions about an employee’s…
610 CKTB – Fired for Being a White Supremacist
Can an employee be fired for cause because of their political views, or because an employer believes that they are a white…
Susur Lee restaurant staff lose tips to IOU Policy
Employees from multiple Susur Lee restaurants claim that large portions of their tips were being withheld if they made a mistake during…