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Whole Foods bans poppies in the workplace
An Ottawa employment lawyer spoke with CTV News on Whole Food's recent poppy ban.

British Columbia Employees Laid-off Due to COVID-19 May Now Be Able to Claim Substantial Severance
Laid-off employees in British Columbia who have been left in economically uncertain (un)employment limbo may be owed substantial severance. Read more to…

Employee poppy ban at Whole Foods
A Toronto employment lawyer joined Arelene Bynon on 640 to discuss the Whole Foods poppy ban.

Can a business ban employees from wearing a poppy to work?
Employment lawyer Alex Lucifero speaks with CBC to discuss Whole Food's decision to ban employees from wearing poppies.

Can Suncor Energy force me to move from Toronto to Calgary?
Is Suncor Energy Inc. forcing you to move from Toronto to Calgary? Find out what your rights are, and what you can…

Will Canadians have to pay back their CERB?: 980 CKNW
A Vancouver employment lawyer joined the Jill Bennett show to discuss concerns over CERB repayments.

Class action lawsuits against Arch Insurance and Old Republic
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks with CBC-Radio Canada on the class-action lawsuits against Old Republic and Arch Insurance.

CCLA Civil Litigation Conference
Employment lawyers Samara Belitzky and Alex Lucifero will be speaking at the CCLA Conference.

Canadian insurance companies facing class-action lawsuits
Disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin speaks about the class-action lawsuits against Old Republic and Arch Insurance in Insurance Business Mag.