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580 CFRA – NBC Fires Matt Lauer After Sexual Misconduct Review
In light of Matt Lauer's firing from NBC, Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses what employers should do when it comes to workplace…

Concerns About Severance Offers for Fired Postmedia & Torstar Employees
With Postmedia and Torstar slated to close down some local newspapers, employment lawyer David Vaughan talks about inadequate severance offers.

Postmedia and Torstar Layoffs | Severance Packages
Postmedia and Torstar have traded 41 local community newspapers with most to be shut down permanently. Learn about severance pay rights for the…

Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S5 E89
Summary Canadian Employment Lawyer David Vaughan, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ontario, and shatters myths and…

Employment Hour 640 Toronto – S5 E88
Summary Canadian Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru, founding partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, reveals your workplace rights in Ontario, and shatters myths…

Independent Contractors vs. Employees | Employment Law Show TV – S1 E4
The differences between being an independent contractor vs. being an employee, severance deadlines, being forced out of your job. and more on…

Bill 148 – Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act 2017
Read our article for an overview of some of the significant Employment Standards Act changes that were passed in the Fair Workplaces…

Lindsay Shepherd, Laurier & Legalities of Recording Meetings
Lior Samfiru, Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, discusses what the law says about recording coworkers in meetings, in light of the Lindsay…

Bill 148 and the ESA – More Than Minimum Wage
Here's an overview of some of the other more significant changes coming to the ESA in Ontario, including the minimum wage increase.