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National Post – Can Your Old Boss Badmouth You to a Potential Employer? Absolutely
An economist has failed in his efforts to sue his old employer after they gave him a negative job reference to a…
Controversial Ad on Bus Causes Driver to Refuse to Work
Can a bus driver refuse to do their job because they don’t support an advertisement that is displayed on their bus? Learn…
CBC News – Why Disability Claims for Mental Illness Can Be Difficult to Navigate
Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin, co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, talks about why disability claims for mental illness are tough to navigate.
CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News
Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…
Did Doctors Fail To Tell A Patient That He Had Cancer?
The wife of a B.C. man is claiming that her husband’s positive cancer diagnosis fell through cracks in the medical system. Does…
CBC News – Paralyzed man suing insurer that says injuries don’t meet definition of paralysis
A man is suing his insurance company after being denied $120,000 he claims he’s entitled to after a freak accident left him…
Not paralyzed enough: N.S. man sues to be recognized as paraplegic
A man was told by his insurance company that he is not quite paralyzed enough for compensation and is now fighting to…
Proposed Ontario class-action claims Uber drivers are employees not contractors
A proposed class-action lawsuit by Samfiru Tumarkin LLP on behalf of an Uber delivery driver is fighting to say that Uber drivers…
National Post – Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, Canadian lawsuit argues
An ongoing dispute between Uber Technologies Inc. and its drivers has reached Canada, in regards to how Uber drivers are classified.