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Terminated from Air Canada: Are you entitled to Severance?
Air Canada is reducing operations by 25% and laying off 1,700 employees. Associate Boris Livhsits explains what workers' options are in this…
Can an employee’s public actions lead to termination?
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Global News to comment on the consequences of Canadian employees breaking COVID-19 rules and regulations.
Radio show hosts threatened with termination over personal opinions
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru joins Mike Stafford on 640 Toronto to discuss the rights of employees in terms of free speech.
Former hospital CEO receives major severance package
Employment lawyer Chantal Goldsmith joins Kelly Cutrara on 640 Toronto to discuss the recent termination of a hospital CEO and severance.
Employee rights as WestJet announces more layoffs
Employment lawyer and partner Lior Samfiru speaks with the Calgary Herald regarding WestJet layoffs.
WestJet cutting hours, laying off over fed COVID tests
The airline's employees are taking a hit after the federal government says it will require passengers to produce a negative COVID test.
Toronto Public Health Releases New COVID-19 Workplace Safety Measures and Reporting
As of January 7, 2021, all workplace outbreaks will be published weekly, and TPH will disclose workplace outbreak information where a public…
Travel Insurers and COVID-19 Lawsuits
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks with International Travel and Health Insurance Journal on the travel insurance lawsuits as a result of COVID-19.
Google employees and unionization in Canada
Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus joins Arlene Bynon to discuss the possible unionization of Google employees.