Employment Law

580 CFRA – Ottawa Senators Uber Video Controversy

A number of Ottawa Senators openly joked about their penalty-killing abilities, mock one of their coaches and laugh at the ineffectiveness of special-team meetings in a candid video that was posted online.

The video — since taken down — appeared to have been shot in Phoenix on Oct. 29 or 30 during the team’s western road swing, recorded, presumably by the Uber driver,

Can an employee be punished for badmouthing their employer in a supposedly private setting?

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joined Newstalk 580 CFRA’s Bill Carroll on The Morning Rush discuss the rights of employers and employees when an incident stems from off-duty conduct.

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