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Employment Law April 18th, 2018

Remembrance Day as a Statutory Holiday?: Employment Law Today Interview

By Jon Pinkus

Recent changes to Canada’s Holidays Act could alter the way employers observe Remembrance Day. How would this change effect Canadian employers?…

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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 April 16th, 2018

Woman Who Flipped Off Trump’s Motorcade Is Suing Her Former Employer

By Lior Samfiru

A cyclist, who was "fired" after giving Donald Trump the middle finger, is suing her former employer. What are the employer’s rights…

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Employment Law April 15th, 2018

Fired for being too French? Not So Fast: CBC News

By Lior Samfiru

A waiter in Vancouver who lost his job for being rude and aggressive, claims he was actually fired for being too French.

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Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, is sitting in the CTV Morning Live Ottawa studio with host Annette Goerner for an interview about basic employment rights in Ontario and Canada.
Employment Law April 11th, 2018

Severance Pay for Long-Term Employees: Your Employment Rights

By Alex C. Lucifero

Alex Lucifero, Managing Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP in Ottawa, discusses employment rights and severance pay for long-term employees.

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Employment Law April 10th, 2018

Ontario Court Decision Favouring Uber Threatens Workplace Rights

By Lior Samfiru

The Ontario Superior Court ruled that an Uber employees dispute can be arbitrated in the Netherlands, does not breach Ontario's Employment Standards…

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Lior Samfiru, Toronto Star
Employment Law April 10th, 2018

Ontario Court Decision Favouring Uber Threatens Workplace Rights

By Lior Samfiru

An Ontario judge has ruled that Uber drivers who want to take their employer to court will have to go to the…

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Employment Law April 10th, 2018

580 CFRA – Uber court ruling exposes dangerous loophole, critics say

By Lior Samfiru

Lior Samfiru, Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses a ruling where Uber drivers must go to the Netherlands to fight their…

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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 April 10th, 2018

Uber Decision: Labour Law Loophole Could be “the Death of Employment Law”

By Lior Samfiru

If you’re an Uber driver and want to fight your employer, you’d have to go to the Netherlands to do it.

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Employment Law April 10th, 2018

CBC News – Woman Shocked When GoodLife Fitness Said Workout Was Part of Interview

By Lumi Pungea

An Ontario woman was shocked when GoodLife Fitness told her a workout with her boss’s boss was part of the interview process…

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