Can Your Sick Leave Be Questioned?
Toronto school boards have announced educators should only be using sick leave when ill as they might be under surveillance and could face termination of employment. Several teachers over the past year were let go due to surveillance footage that discovered they were not sick, but living in another…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E144
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses an employee being let go immediately after giving notice, penalized for voicing a harassment complaint, and when it is illegal to let an employee go on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Lior is an Ontario employment lawyer and National Co-Managing Partne…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E143
Employment Lawyer Stan Fainzilberg discusses receiving a bonus as part of a severance package, an employer cutting off health benefits while on disability leave, and denied commission payments on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Stan is an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumar…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E142
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses accruing vacation pay, mistakes leading to a termination "for cause", and refusing to do unsafe work on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Alex is an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Canada's largest employee-focused employme…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E141
Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero discusses a new manager issuing multiple write-ups, common mistakes employers make, and more on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Alex is an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Canada's largest employee-focused employment law firm. The …
Disability Law Show Ontario - S6 E54
Disability Lawyers James Fireman and Tamar Agopian discuss an overlap of employment and disability benefit issues, returning to work in a part-time basis from disability leave, and pressure about a return to work plan from the insurer on the Disability Law Show. Learn More James and Tamar are Ont…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E140
Employment Lawyer Chris Justice discusses receiving an ROE from your employer, on the Employment Law Show, as well as being forced to sign a new contract and a change to vacation pay entitlements. Learn More Chris is an Ontario employment lawyer and Senior Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Cana…
Disability Law Show Ontario - S6 E53
Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin discusses reporting a slip and fall accident, insurance company pressures claimant to return to work despite a pending kidney transplant, and more on the Disability Law Show. Learn More Sivan is an Ontario disability lawyer and National co-managing Partner at Samf…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E139
Employment Lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses not giving up your employment rights, negotiating severance without legal help, and being pressured to resign on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Alex is an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Canada's largest employee-focused…
Employment Law Show Ontario - S12 E138
Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero discusses taking a medical leave of absence, severance entitlements amidst restructuring, and providing your employer with a prognosis or a diagnosis on the Employment Law Show. Learn More Alex is an Ontario employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Ca…