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Employment Law November 1st, 2022

ScottsMiracle-Gro: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at ScottsMiracle-Gro? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance pay.

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Employment Law November 1st, 2022

Hawthorne Gardening Company: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Hawthorne Gardening Company? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your…

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Employment Law October 31st, 2022

Montreal tech startup RenoRun laying off 43% of staff amid market uncertainty

By Lior Samfiru

The reduction at RenoRun comes after the Canadian tech company cut 12 per cent of its workforce in August.

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Employment Law October 31st, 2022

Chubb: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or fired by Chubb? Learn about your rights to severance in Canada and how our experienced employment lawyers can help.

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Disability/Personal Injury October 31st, 2022

Pandemic travel insurance lawsuit with TD settles

By Sivan Tumarkin

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP offers insight to the Globe and Mail regarding the TD Insurance class-action settlement.

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Employment Law October 28th, 2022

Canadian Trucking Alliance calling for immediate government action against ‘Driver Inc.’

By Karen Tereposky

The CTA has launched a massive campaign, renewing its call for the federal government to put an end to "Driver Inc."…

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Employment Law October 26th, 2022

Mass Layoffs in British Columbia: Rights to Severance

By Lior Samfiru

In British Columbia, non-unionized employees are owed more severance pay if they are let go as part of a mass layoff.

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Disability/Personal Injury October 24th, 2022

Appeal Win: Pipefitter awarded CPPD benefits with retroactive pay

By Sivan Tumarkin

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP successfully secured Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits for a 50-year-old pipefitter after his claim was denied.

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COVID October 24th, 2022

Canadian researchers using blood to diagnose long COVID

By Sivan Tumarkin

Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are developing a first-of-its-kind blood test to help physicians determine if patients have long COVID.

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