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Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru with Law360 Canada
Employment Law February 18th, 2025

Employee layoffs due to tariff threat: Lior Samfiru with Law360 Canada

By Lior Samfiru

Lior Samfiru, Co-founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined Law360 Canada's John Schofield to discuss the impact of impending tariffs on employees.

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Disability/Personal Injury February 18th, 2025

Fiery plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport: Rights for injured passengers

By Sivan Tumarkin

More than a dozen people were injured after a Delta airlines flight from Minneapolis flipped onto its roof during landing.

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Employment Law February 18th, 2025

FGF Severance Pay: Your Rights Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off at FGF? Discover your rights in Canada, how severance pay is calculated, and steps to take after job loss.

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Employment Law February 18th, 2025

Top Producer Software Severance Pay: Your Rights Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off by Top Producer Software? Discover your rights in Canada, how severance pay is calculated, and steps to take after job…

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Employment Law February 17th, 2025

PetSmart Layoffs: Your Rights and Severance Pay Explained

By Lior Samfiru

Lost your job at PetSmart? Learn more about your rights to severance and next steps after termination.

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Employment Law February 17th, 2025

Athana Mentzelopoulos sues Alberta Health Services for wrongful dismissal

By Lior Samfiru

Former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos sues for $1.7M, alleging wrongful dismissal after probing overpriced private surgery contracts.

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Employment Law February 17th, 2025

WestJet and Lufthansa Technik to open $120M Calgary engine repair facility

By Lior Samfiru

WestJet and Lufthansa Technik are investing $120M in a new aircraft engine repair facility in Calgary, creating 160 jobs.

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A photo of a brown gavel on a wooden table. (Photo: Wesley Tingey / Unsplash)
Employment Law February 14th, 2025

Client Win: 7-year Ontario contractor secures substantial severance package

By Teilen Celentano

The Ontario Small Claims Court ruled that our client, a dependent contractor, was owed more than $25,000 in compensation.

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A photo of colourful shipping containers. (Photo: Paul Teysen / Unsplash)
Employment Law February 13th, 2025

‘It’s fair to all’: Trump to slap trade partners with reciprocal tariffs

By Lior Samfiru

The tariff increases will be customized for each country — looking to match the duties they've imposed on American products.

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