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COVID June 23rd, 2020

Employment Lawyer on Facebook cutting pay for remote workers

By Lior Samfiru

Can working from home impact my compensation? An employment lawyer examines the recent announcement by Mark Zuckerberg on work from home compensation.

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COVID June 23rd, 2020

Can My Employer Change My Rate of Pay if I Choose to Continue to Work From Home?

By Alex C. Lucifero

Should an employer make changes to pay if employees decide to continue to work from home? Is working from home a sufficient…

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COVID-19: New Ontario Regulation Hurts Employees, Misleads Employers
COVID June 22nd, 2020

CERB extension delays tough questions for workers hurt by COVID-19 – Maclean’s

By Lior Samfiru

What will happen to Canadians still out of work when the CERB ends? Partner Lior Samfiru addressed the matter in an interview…

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COVID June 15th, 2020

Company asks employees to lie, use vacation time but still work – 640 Toronto

By Lumi Pungea

Partner Lumi Pungea spoke to Global News Radio 640 Toronto about an Ottawa CEO's request that employees lie about vacation time use…

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COVID June 12th, 2020

Loblaw ending pandemic pay wage premium for frontline workers – 640 Toronto

By Lior Samfiru

An Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP on Loblaw's decision to end their wage premium during the COVID-19 pandemic & an employee's rights…

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COVID June 10th, 2020

Parents’ rights as childcare centres reopen in Ontario

By Lior Samfiru

Partner Lior Samfiru told 640 Toronto's Mike Stafford about a parent's workplace rights as daycare and childcare spots reopen in Ontario.

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CERB, CERB expanded, notebook
COVID June 10th, 2020

Employment Lawyer on draft legislation and possible CERB penalties – CKNW

By Lior Samfiru

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP spoke to Mike Smyth on CKNW about draft legislation that seeks to heavily penalize Canadians who take advantage of…

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COVID June 10th, 2020

Can my employer ask me about my personal life outside work during the pandemic?

By Jon Pinkus

Partner Jon Pinkus on an employer's right to ask their staff what about their activities during personal time amid the COVID-19 pandemic…

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COVID June 5th, 2020

COVID-19: Influx of business interruption claims to hit insurers – 640 Toronto

By Sivan Tumarkin

Partner Sivan Tumarkin joined Global News Radio to talk about business interruption insurance claim denials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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