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Rights if you contract COVID-19 at work: 980 CKNW
A Vancouver employment lawyer joined Mike Smyth on 980 CKNW to discuss the rights of employees who contract COVID-19 at work.
Can my employer put me on another temporary layoff due to COVID-19?
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru explains an employee's rights if their employer seeks to place them on another COVID-19 temporary layoff.
British Columbia Employees Laid-off Due to COVID-19 May Now Be Able to Claim Substantial Severance
Laid-off employees in British Columbia who have been left in economically uncertain (un)employment limbo may be owed substantial severance. Read more to…
Can a business ban employees from wearing a poppy to work?
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero speaks with CBC to discuss Whole Food's decision to ban employees from wearing poppies.
Will Canadians have to pay back their CERB?: 980 CKNW
A Vancouver employment lawyer joined the Jill Bennett show to discuss concerns over CERB repayments.
Class action lawsuits against Arch Insurance and Old Republic
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks with CBC-Radio Canada on the class-action lawsuits against Old Republic and Arch Insurance.
Canadian insurance companies facing class-action lawsuits
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks about the class-action lawsuits against Old Republic and Arch Insurance in Insurance Business Mag.
Class Action lawsuits launched over cancelled Explorica School Trips
Sivan Tumarkin, disability lawyer, joins the Jill Bennet show to discuss the class action lawsuits launched against Old Republic and Arch Insurance.
Canadian families launch class-action against Old Republic
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin joined CBC to discuss the recently launched class-action suit against Old Republic.