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Employment Law November 18th, 2022

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru on Allstate layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru comments on the recent Allstate layoffs in Ontario to Insurance Business Magazine.

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Employment Law November 17th, 2022

Fiona Martyn on 900 CHML talks Twitter “hardcore” ultimatum

By Fiona Martyn

Employment lawyer Fiona Martyn joins Shiona Thompson on 900 CHML to discuss Elon Musk's ultimatum to Twitter employees.

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Employment Law November 17th, 2022

TTC ending COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff on Nov. 27

By Lior Samfiru

The transit agency said it will offer reinstatement to eligible workers whose employment was terminated due to the policy.

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A headshot of Ottawa employment lawyer Lior Samfiru next to the logos for Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Ottawa radio station Newstalk 580 CFRA.
Employment Law November 17th, 2022

Employment lawyer on Twitter ultimatum and employee rights

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer joined Patricia Boal on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss the new expectations for Twitter employees and their rights.

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Employment Law November 17th, 2022

Lior Samfiru on Global News talks 2nd CUPE strike and worker rights

By Lior Samfiru

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News Toronto to discuss the potential of another CUPE strike and employee rights.

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Employment Law November 16th, 2022

Canadian engineers let go as Amazon confirms layoffs

By Lior Samfiru

The e-commerce giant said in a blog post that it has laid off a number of workers in its Devices and Services…

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Employment Law November 16th, 2022

Calgary employment lawyer on investigating ward councillor

By Karen Tereposky

Employment lawyer Karen Tereposky speaks to Global News Calgary on the investigation of ward councillor Sean Chu.

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Employment Law November 14th, 2022

Toronto employment lawyer on SiriusXM talks working from home

By Mackenzie A. Irwin

Employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin joins Arlene Bynon on SiriusXM to discuss the future of working from home.

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Employment Law November 14th, 2022

Trial Win: Fired B.C. salesperson awarded $6,500 in accrued commission

By Adrienne Wensel

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured additional compensation for a senior sales manager after arguing that wording in their employment contract was ambiguous.

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