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Elderly Employee
Employment Law April 3rd, 2017

The Increasing Costs of Terminating Older Employees

By Jon Pinkus

The older an employee is, and the longer they have spent in a company’s employ, the more severance they will be entitled…

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CIBC Store Front
Employment Law March 31st, 2017

CIBC workers laid off, expected to help with training replacements – Global News

By Chris Justice

Can an employer force an employee to train the person who will soon be replacing them? That is exactly what is happening…

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Disability/Personal Injury March 31st, 2017

640 Toronto – Man Tests Positive For Melanoma But Doctor’s Didn’t Let Him Know

By Sivan Tumarkin

A B.C woman is claiming that health professionals failed to notify her husband that he’d tested positive for melanoma five years before…

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A headshot of Toronto employment lawyer Lior Samfiru next to the logos for Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and radio station 640 Toronto.
Employment Law March 30th, 2017

CIBC Staff Losing Jobs to Workers in India, Expected to Help with Training

By Lior Samfiru

CIBC is eliminating up to 130 jobs in its Toronto finance department. As part of the transition, staff losing their positions must…

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Employment Law March 29th, 2017

Police Probe Report of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees – 640 Toronto

By Lior Samfiru

When an employee has been accused of radicalization, causing the safety of the public to be at risk, what are both the…

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A headshot of Toronto employment lawyer Lior Samfiru next to the logos for Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and radio station 640 Toronto.
Employment Law March 19th, 2017

Ryerson Instructor Criticized Over Controversial Comments on Facebook

By Lior Samfiru

Students have made complaints about comments posted on Facebook by a Ryerson engineering sessional lecturer and instructor. Find out why in our…

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Employment Law March 16th, 2017

610 CKTB – Ministry of Labour Blitz Reveals That Many Employers Are Violating the Employment Standards Act

By Lior Samfiru

Almost three-quarters of Ontario employers with a “history of non-compliance” were revealed to still be violating the Employment Standards Act.

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Kitchen Staff Prepare Catering Platters
Employment Law March 16th, 2017

Ministry of Labour Blitz Reveals Overtime Pay Problems for Employees – 900 CHML

By Lior Samfiru

A common violation by employers is how they handle overtime pay for their employees, or the lack thereof. When is an employee…

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Disability/Personal Injury March 15th, 2017

640 Toronto – Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Rankin’s Garage Case

By Sivan Tumarkin

A garage shop owner must argue that he is not responsible for injuries suffered by a teenager due to the teen stealing…

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