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Employment Law December 20th, 2022

New Brunswick Statutory Holidays in 2023

By Sivan Tumarkin

Find out when the New Brunswick statutory holidays for provincially regulated employees are in 2023 and which holidays are optional.

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Employment Law December 19th, 2022

Nova Scotia Statutory Holidays in 2023

By Sivan Tumarkin

Find out when the Nova Scotia statutory holidays for provincially regulated employees are in 2023 and which holidays are optional.

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Employment Law December 19th, 2022

Fresenius Medical Care Canada: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Fresenius Medical Care? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your…

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Employment Law December 17th, 2022

Cigna: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

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

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Disability/Personal Injury December 16th, 2022

Denied long-term disability for mental health issues: Your rights

By Martin Willemse

Insurer denied your long-term disability claim for mental health issues? Understand your rights and how our experienced disability lawyers can help.

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A laptop displays coding in various windows. Synamedia Vividtec Canada employees are entitled to severance when they lose their job.
Employment Law December 15th, 2022

Synamedia Vividtec Canada: Severance Packages

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or lost your job at Synamedia Vividtec? Learn about your employment rights in Canada and how to calculate your severance…

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Employment Law December 14th, 2022

Female Twitter staff ‘disproportionately targeted’ during layoffs, lawsuit alleges

By Karen Tereposky

The complaint, filed in a San Francisco federal court, claims that 57 per cent of female Twitter workers lost their jobs on…

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Employment Law December 13th, 2022

Cisco cutting 5% of staff amid $600M restructuring

By Lior Samfiru

The technology giant is eliminating thousands of jobs as it focuses on its enterprise networking and security businesses.

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Disability/Personal Injury December 13th, 2022

CCPA Mental health and long-term disability claim webinar

By Sivan Tumarkin

Disability lawyers Sivan Tumarkin and James Fireman participate in the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association webinar on mental health disability claims.

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