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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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Disability/Personal Injury March 27th, 2017

Did Doctors Fail To Tell A Patient That He Had Cancer?

By Sivan Tumarkin

The wife of a B.C. man is claiming that her husband’s positive cancer diagnosis fell through cracks in the medical system. Does…

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Employment Law March 19th, 2017

Ryerson Instructor Criticized Over Controversial Comments on Facebook

By Lior Samfiru

Students have made complaints about comments posted on Facebook by a Ryerson engineering sessional lecturer and instructor. Find out why in our…

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Employment Law March 16th, 2017

610 CKTB – Ministry of Labour Blitz Reveals That Many Employers Are Violating the Employment Standards Act

By Lior Samfiru

Almost three-quarters of Ontario employers with a “history of non-compliance” were revealed to still be violating the Employment Standards Act.

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Employment Law March 16th, 2017

Ministry of Labour Blitz Reveals Overtime Pay Problems for Employees – 900 CHML

By Lior Samfiru

A common violation by employers is how they handle overtime pay for their employees, or the lack thereof. When is an employee…

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