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Employment Law March 8th, 2016

Profanity in the Workplace and Termination

By Lior Samfiru

An employment lawyer's reveiw of an employee's rights if they are terminated for cause after using profanity in the workplace.

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Disability/Personal Injury February 20th, 2016

Insurance Coverage Denied: When a Stroke Isn’t a Stroke

By Sivan Tumarkin

Insurance policies contain exclusions and limitations that people should be aware of! People are SHOCKED when they are denied but they should…

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Employment Law February 20th, 2016

If HR Tells You To “Suck It Up”, Here’s What You Should Do

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about what you should do if company’s human resources department downplays your complaint and tells you to “suck it up”.

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Beer at lunch
Employment Law February 7th, 2016

Employee Terminated Over a Beer at Lunch

By Lior Samfiru

Can an employee be let go for having alcohol during a lunch break? What if the company has a zero-tolerance policy towards…

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Employment Law November 11th, 2015

Employers Who Don’t Treat Employees Well, Do So At Their Own Risk!

By Lior Samfiru

Learn about the different situations where a Court will penalize an employer and award additional damages to the employee, if the employee…

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Employment Law August 9th, 2015

Should Employees Be Fired For Referring Customers To Competitors?

By Lior Samfiru

A cashier was informing customers they could obtain the same items for less at a nearby Walmart and was fired for ‘disloyalty.’…

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Employment Law June 14th, 2015

Should You Turn Down a Severance Offer?

By Lior Samfiru

What happens when you are let go, either with or without cause? Are you always owed severance pay? Should you reject an…

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Employment Law May 16th, 2015

Was Hydro One FHRITP Firing Justified?

By Lior Samfiru

Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses Hydro One’s decision to fire an employee for cause after he made sexually explicit remarks at a…

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Corus – Evidence found on social media increasingly deciding factor in personal injury cases

By Sivan Tumarkin

Social media posts are being used by insurance companies to determine if claimants are really disabled. Sivan Tumarkin discusses a story out…

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