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Radio show hosts threatened with termination over personal opinions
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Mike Stafford on 640 Toronto to discuss the rights of employees in terms of free speech.

Former hospital CEO receives major severance package
Employment lawyer Chantal Goldsmith joins Kelly Cutrara on 640 Toronto to discuss the recent termination of a hospital CEO and severance.

Employee rights as WestJet announces more layoffs
Employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru speaks with the Calgary Herald regarding WestJet layoffs.

Toronto Public Health Releases New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Measures and Reporting
As of January 7, 2021, all workplace outbreaks will be published weekly, and TPH will disclose workplace outbreak information where a public…

Travel Insurers and COVID-19 Lawsuits
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks with International Travel and Health Insurance Journal on the travel insurance lawsuits as a result of COVID-19.

Google employees and unionization in Canada
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins Arlene Bynon to discuss the possible unionization of Google employees.

Global News interview about requirement for workers to vaccinate
Employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru joins Yahoo News to discuss COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace.

IDEL, COVID-19 Layoff Period Extended to July 2021
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Mike Stafford on 640 to discuss the recent extension of the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave.

Changes to Ontario IDEL for COVID-19 Layoffs in 2021
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins Graham Richards on CFRA to discuss the extension of COVID-19 temporary layoffs.