Global News – Uber Facing a Massive, $200-million Class-Action Lawsuit
Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru, partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, joined host Jeff McArthur on Global’s The Morning Show to discuss why his firm is representing Uber driver David Heller in a $200 million class-action lawsuit launched against the ride sharing giant in Ontario.
Samfiru explained why Uber drivers are actually employees of Uber and not independent contractors, the growing dilemma surrounding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in Canada, and why an Uber driver’s only option to confront the company on any work-related matters is to travel 6,000 km to a court in the Netherlands.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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