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Employment Law April 20th, 2017

National Post – Can Your Old Boss Badmouth You to a Potential Employer? Absolutely

By Gurlal S. Kler

An economist has failed in his efforts to sue his old employer after they gave him a negative job reference to a…

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Employment Law April 15th, 2017

580 CFRA – Bus Driver Refuses To Drive Bus With A Pro-Life Ad On It

By Lior Samfiru

A bus driver was sent home without pay because she refused to drive a bus with a controversial pro-life ad on it.

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Employment Law April 13th, 2017

Controversial Ad on Bus Causes Driver to Refuse to Work

By Lior Samfiru

Can a bus driver refuse to do their job because they don’t support an advertisement that is displayed on their bus? Learn…

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Disability/Personal Injury April 13th, 2017

CBC News – Why Disability Claims for Mental Illness Can Be Difficult to Navigate

By Sivan Tumarkin

Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin, co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, talks about why disability claims for mental illness are tough to navigate.

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Employment Law April 12th, 2017

Refusing to Work Because of a Pro-life Advertisement on an Employee’s Bus

By Lior Samfiru

A bus driver was sent home without pay because she refused to drive a bus with a controversial ad on it. Can…

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Employment Law March 31st, 2017

CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News

By Chris Justice

Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…

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Disability/Personal Injury March 31st, 2017

640 Toronto – Man Tests Positive For Melanoma But Doctor’s Didn’t Let Him Know

By Sivan Tumarkin

A B.C woman is claiming that health professionals failed to notify her husband that he’d tested positive for melanoma five years before…

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Employment Law March 30th, 2017

CIBC Staff Losing Jobs to Workers in India, Expected to Help with Training

By Lior Samfiru

CIBC is eliminating up to 130 jobs in its Toronto finance department. As part of the transition, staff losing their positions must…

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Employment Law March 29th, 2017

Police Probe Report of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees – 640 Toronto

By Lior Samfiru

When an employee has been accused of radicalization, causing the safety of the public to be at risk, what are both the…

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