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John Scholes, host of the Employment Law Show sits on a stool next to Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, Co-founding Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, with a coffee table and large flat screen TV between them, on the set of the well-known legal television show.
Employment Law Show - TV January 5th, 2019

Lior Samfiru, What Should I Do? | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E10

By Lior Samfiru

Lior Samfiru's employment law tips, correct severance rules, temporary layoffs, workplace harassment, and more on the Employment Law Show.

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Strikers Holding Sign Stating Shame on Uber
Employment Law January 4th, 2019

Wall Street Journal – Canadian Court Slams Uber’s Arbitration Process

By Lior Samfiru

Uber lost some of its legal clout with contract drivers in Ontario after their highest court ruled that their process for arbitrating…

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Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Court rules Uber arbitration clause illegal, “Unconscionable”

By Lior Samfiru

The Ontario Court of Appeal declared that a controversial clause found in Uber’s contracts for its Ontario drivers is “unconscionable” and “unenforceable”.

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Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Proposed class action against Uber can proceed, appeal court rules – Canadian Press

By Lior Samfiru

The Court of Appeal for Ontario says a clause in Uber's services agreement that requires disputes to go through arbitration in the…

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Uber Driver
Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

Postmedia – Uber Loses Court Battle Over Arbitration Clause

By Lior Samfiru

Ontario’s top court has ruled that Uber drivers can turn to Canadian courts to try to resolve disputes with the ride-hailing service.

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Employment Law January 2nd, 2019

CBC News: Proposed class action against Uber can proceed

By Lior Samfiru

A proposed class-action lawsuit against Uber filed by one of its drivers will go ahead after Ontario's top court reversed a lower…

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Employment Law Show - TV December 20th, 2018

Non-competition Clauses in Canada | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E9

By Lior Samfiru

Non-competition clauses, what to do when your place of employment moves their office location, being put on a temporary layoff, and more…

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owed more severance
Employment Law Show - TV December 20th, 2018

Owed More Severance Than You Realize | Employment Law Show TV – S3 E8

By Lior Samfiru

The reasons why you may be owed more severance than you realize, dealing with an unpaid suspension, being fired after asking for…

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Disability/Personal Injury December 5th, 2018

TD Insurance Denials Criticized After Others Come Forward

By Sivan Tumarkin

Sivan Tumarkin, a Disability Lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin talks with Global News' Sean O'Shea about why insurance companies deny claims.

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