The Globe and Mail Employment Lawyer

Who we are

You’ve read our legal commentary in “Canada’s national newspaper” and found us by searching online for things like “employment lawyer in the Globe and Mail”.

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is Canada’s most quoted law firm on employment and disability law matters, and the only law firm with an ongoing national radio, television (airing on stations like CTV and Global) and digital employment law show dedicated solely to informing the public about their rights in and around the workplace. Our firm prides itself on being the most positively reviewed law firm in Canada, having successfully acted on behalf of countless clients across the country.

What we do

Our Toronto employment law firm focuses on workplace rights for non-unionized employees and in Ontario, as well as British Columbia and Alberta. The team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has years of experience providing strategic and results-driven representation for tens of thousands of individuals across Canada, each with their own unique circumstances.

We get results for our clients. Our involvement can mean the difference between what your employer wants to pay, and the full compensation (or severance package) you are legally owed when you lose your job. Before you accept any severance offer, layoff or termination at face value, contact the severance pay lawyers in Toronto at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP.

We can help our clients navigate all types of workplace issues, including:

• Wrongful dismissals in Toronto and across Ontario.
• Full severance packages
• Changes to your job and constructive dismissal
• Dismissals with or without cause
• Layoffs
• Employee misclassification and independent contractor rights
• Employment contract reviews
• Performance reviews
• Workplace harassment and discrimination
• Human rights issues
• Short-term disability claims
• Long-term disability claims
• Maternity leave
• Life insurance claims
• Mortgage insurance
• Critical illness claims

For a comprehensive overview of employment, disability, and personal injury law, explore our Law Essentials page.

If you need answers fast, our Pocket Employment Lawyer tool can give you a quick understanding of your employment rights. The Ontario Severance Pay Calculator can tell you how much severance pay your employer may owe you.

Our free Pocket Employment Lawyer tool can give you a quick understanding of our employment rights. The Severance Pay Calculator for Ontario can reveal the amount of severance your employer must provide when you are let go.

Featured in the Globe and Mail

Commentary from employment lawyers at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has been featured in numerous articles published in the Globe and Mail. Topics include wrongful dismissals due to vaccine policies, severance pay and vaccinations, how to handle a layoff and being recalled from one, accommodations for homeschooling parents, termination over marijuana, and working with a mental health disability during the pandemic.

Talk to an employment lawyer

Ask a lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP about your employment law issue. In addition to addressing questions through our television, radio and digital programs across Canada, our team will provide an in-depth consultation to get you answers – and results.

You read us in the Globe and Mail. Now take the next step by filling out a consultation form or calling 1-855-821-5900. Get the advice you need, the compensation you deserve.