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Can employers in Alberta force staff to relocate?
Is your employer in Alberta forcing you to relocate? Learn about your rights to severance and how our employment lawyers can help.
Employment lawyer talks employee rights during a recession
Ottawa employment lawyer Alex Lucifero joins CTV News with Matt Skube to discuss employee rights and employer obligations during a recession.
Noblegen layoffs become terminations in Peterborough
Temporary layoffs are now permanent for Noblegen's Peterborough employees as the biotech company navigates the post-pandemic environment.
Mass Layoffs in Alberta: Rights to Severance
Employers in Alberta must take extra steps when letting go of 50 or more workers at the same workplace.
Mass Layoffs in British Columbia: Rights to Severance
In British Columbia, non-unionized employees are owed more severance pay if they are let go as part of a mass layoff.
Appeal Win: Pipefitter awarded CPPD benefits with retroactive pay
Samfiru Tumarkin LLP successfully secured Canada Pension Plan Disability benefits for a 50-year-old pipefitter after his claim was denied.
Canadian researchers using blood to diagnose long COVID
Scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are developing a first-of-its-kind blood test to help physicians determine if patients have long COVID.
Severance for Miller Waste Systems employees
Laid off or fired by Miller Waste Systems, and non-unionized? Learn about your rights to severance and how our employment lawyers can…
Report: Elon Musk planning to lay off 75% of Twitter’s workforce
Close to finalizing his acquisition of Twitter, the billionaire is reportedly looking to eliminate thousands of jobs in the coming months.