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Steve Nash Fitness World lawsuit highlights widespread problem: Global BC

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Steve Nash Fitness World is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations it doesn’t properly pay employees, largely due to the misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP reveals told Global BC reporter Neetu Garcha why the fitness industry is a hotbed for exploitation and why wage-related labour violations often occur.

“Gyms, or the fitness industry overall, are hotbeds for exploitation because they contain both of those things: a lack of information [for employees] and miss-classification,” the lawyer said.

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Toronto employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, co-founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, the employment lawyer.

Lior Samfiru

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Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and the Practice Leader of the firm’s Labour & Employment Law Group. Known for his advocacy and success representing both employees and employers, Lior exclusively serves clients in Ontario, where his extensive experience has made him one of Canada’s most sought-after employment lawyers.

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