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City of Calgary Employee Clocks in with $95K of Overtime Pay
Following news that a City of Calgary employee charged $95K in extra work, Associate Lluc Cerda reviews rights to overtime pay in…
The Consequences of Withdrawing an Accepted Job Offer
Associate Mackenzie Irwin explores the consequences of withdrawing a job offer after it has been accepted by an employee.
Keeping track of your job searches after termination
Documenting your job hunt can help you maximize your severance entitlements if you are fired without cause or laid off.
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero on vaccination for LTC workers
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins CTV News to discuss the possibility of mandatory vaccines for LTC workers.
Court confirms impact of COVID-19 on severance packages
Employment Lawyer Chris Justice explains how a recent court case has confirmed that severance packages may be more generous due to COVID-19.
How to fight a long-term disability claim denial when you’re in a union
Disability Lawyer Michael Gerhard explains how to fight a long-term disability claim denial if you are a unionized employee.
Trial Win: Individual Fired For Cause Entitled to Full Severance Pay
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP won 19 months' pay for a client that was fired for cause follwing a workplace incident in Czerniawski v.
Best Buy Canada laying off 750 workers as in-store sales slow
Best Buy Canada is laying off 750 employees due to a decline in physical store sales. Find out what their rights to…
Lior Samfiru on the future of Uber after U.K Supreme Court ruling
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Jill Bennett on Global News Radio's 980 CKNW to discuss the U.K Supreme Court's Uber ruling.