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Fanshawe College Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained
Lost your job at Fanshawe College? Learn more about your rights to severance in Canada and next steps after termination.

Foundever Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained
Lost your job at Foundever? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

Starbucks slashing 1,100 corporate roles to ‘reduce complexity’
CEO Brian Niccol told staff that the workforce reduction is part of the coffee chain's "Back to Starbucks" plan.

Starbucks Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained
Lost your job at Starbucks? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

New York Life Insurance Company: 2025 Long-Term Disability Guide
Discover how to apply for long-term disability benefits at NYLIC and what to do if your claim is denied in Canada.

Ongoing Rogers layoffs: Lior Samfiru with the Globe and Mail
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joined The Globe and Mail to provide commentary on the ongoing Rogers layoffs and employee rights.

Rogers Communications cuts customer service jobs, part of restructuring
Our firm has been contacted by more than a dozen employees at the telecom giant who claim that they were let go.

Life insurance claims denied: Sivan Tumarkin with The Globe and Mail
Sivan Tumarkin, an Ontario disability lawyer joined The Globe and Mail to discuss denied life insurance claims and legal options.

De Havilland Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained
Lost your job at De Havilland? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.