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Benefits Canada – Can employers require mandated arbitration in employee disputes?
Can employers require mandated arbitration in employee disputes? Lior Samfiru, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, spoke to Benefits Canada this very question.
Payless Shoes declares bankruptcy
Payless Shoes is going into creditor protection and will likely close all of its stores. Will employees see any severance pay in…
Sun Life reinstates disability coverage after legal intervention – Global News
Sun Life Financial is restoring long-term disability coverage of a Samfiru Tumarkin client following a Global News report on a case the…
Curious Cast – Parkinson’s doesn’t have to be a career killer
Lior Samfiru joined the "When Life Gives You Parkinson's" podcast and discussed employment rights when suffering from an affliction or ailment.
Law Times – Court of Appeal invalidates Uber’s arbitration clause
The Ontario Court of Appeal decision that invalidates Uber's arbitration clause will “have significant impact in this province and beyond”.
Lawyer’s Daily – Ontario court deems Uber’s arbitration clause “unconscionable”
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court decision in a proposed class action against Uber.
Business Insider – Uber’s arbitration policy takes advantage of drivers
A judge in Ontario's highest court said in a ruling that Uber has used its (technically) optional arbitration clause, to "take advantage…
Wall Street Journal – Canadian Court Slams Uber’s Arbitration Process
Uber lost some of its legal clout with contract drivers in Ontario after their highest court ruled that their process for arbitrating…
Court rules Uber arbitration clause illegal, “Unconscionable”
The Ontario Court of Appeal declared that a controversial clause found in Uber’s contracts for its Ontario drivers is “unconscionable” and “unenforceable”.