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Disability/Personal Injury June 22nd, 2022

Sun Life insurance denies mother’s mental health LTD claim

By Albert Klein

Disability lawyer Albert Klein speaks to the Canadian Press regarding an ongoing disability legal claim for a woman denied by Sun Life…

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mogo, severance pay
Employment Law June 22nd, 2022

Mogo Layoffs and Severance Pay

By Lior Samfiru

Laid off or fired by Mogo? Learn about your rights to severance in Canada and how our experienced employment lawyers can help.

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scotiabank pay raise, cibc pay raise
Employment Law June 22nd, 2022

CIBC, Scotiabank raise base pay for most employees

By Lior Samfiru

Scotiabank and CIBC are raising base pay for most employees to match similar moves by RBC, BMO and TD.

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Tesla sued, tesla lawsuit, mass layoff
Employment Law June 21st, 2022

Tesla sued by former employees over mass layoff, denied pay

By Lior Samfiru

Two former Tesla employees filed a lawsuit against the electric car company after Elon Musk laid off hundreds of workers on short…

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hybrid, work from home, hybrid work model
Employment Law June 21st, 2022

Canadian companies with hybrid work models

By Lior Samfiru

Some well-known Canadian companies have made varying announcements about hybrid work arrangements for their employees.

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Employee discriminated against for marital status.
Employment Law June 20th, 2022

Employee owed $70,000 after sign dispute, discrimination due to marriage

By Lior Samfiru

Clash over sign results in $70,000 for optical store employee after tribunal declares she was discriminated against based on her marriage.

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A headshot of Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin, Co-founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, to the right of the Disability Law Show logo. He hosts the show on radio stations 980 CKNW in Vancouver, 630 CHED in Edmonton, and 770 CHQR in Calgary.
Disability Law Show - Radio June 18th, 2022

Disability Law Show: Alberta & BC – S1 E16

By Sivan Tumarkin

Cut off of LTD despite a progressive condition? When should you return to work? Disability lawyers and partners Sivan Tumarkin and Martin…

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spacex, spacex fires employees
Employment Law June 18th, 2022

SpaceX fires employees who criticized CEO Elon Musk: Reports

By Lior Samfiru

SpaceX has fired numerous employees who published an open letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk, according to multiple reports.

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Employment Law June 17th, 2022

Vancouver employment lawyer on gas station manager termination

By Lior Samfiru

A Vancouver employment lawyer joins Jill Bennet on 980 CKNW to discuss the recent termination of a gas station manager and terminations…

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