Lior Samfiru - Samfiru Tumarkin LLP

<p>As reports of employees losing their jobs due to posting online about sensitive subject matter arise, many are questioning what they can and cannot do outside of he workplace. Can employers penalize employees for...

<p>Due to sensitive news stories circulating from the Middle East, many employees have considered whether or not to post their opinions on social media. There have been reports of employees losing their job as a result...

<p>As the summer comes to an end, many employers have requested employees return to the office. While hybrid arrangements are in place in some businesses, employees have questioned whether or not they can me made to...

<p>The e-commerce company Shopify is facing a class action lawsuit after it reneged on multiple severance offers to its former staff. The suit filed by Samfiru Tumarkin LLP aims to provide recently terminated employees...

<p>Shopify is facing a $130 million class action lawsuit after illegally slashing severance packages for former employees. The suit alleges Shopify reneged on what was initially offered to many employees in its recent...

<p>Many employees who were recently terminated by Shopify were initially offered an adequate severance package. After accepting the severance offer, they were informed they were actually entitled to far less. Can...

<p>As public health restrictions lift across the country and more citizens are vaccinated, questions regarding privacy and a return to the office have arisen. What will employers be able to mandate or ask about in the...

<p>As workplaces continue to adapt as a result of the pandemic, some companies have questioned what will promote better mental health in the workplace. A recent study from Iceland suggests that a four-day workweek might...

<p>As COVID-19 vaccine distribution increases across the country, questions regarding the future of the workplace have also grown in number. What will an employer be able to mandate in the workplace? Can employees...

<p>With vaccination distribution increasing across the country, what will employers be able to demand from their employees? </p> <p>Employment lawyer and Co-founding Partner Lior Samfiru at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins...

<p>Ontario's re-opening plan for businesses across the country will mean more questions for employees and employers across the country. What health and safety measures will the workplace have to implement? Will there be...

<p>A boom in workplace resignations across the country has many employers worried and confused. What is leading to the rise in resignations?</p> <p>Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Global...

<p>Employment lawyer and Partner Lior Samfiru at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Newstalk 580 CFRA's Leslie Roberts to discuss working parents rights. What are they entitled to? What are employers obligated to accommodate...

<p>An employee at Hudon's Bay Company who had worked with the retailer for over two decades is filing a wrongful dismissal suit after her hours of work and benefits were taken away. What are employee rights if an...

<p>Many employers have temporarily laid-off employees as a result of the pandemic. Despite this, a recent decision by a Superior Court judge has affirmed that employees who have been laid off can treat the layoff as a...