A woman has lost her job at a Flin Flon, Man., hair salon after a racist tirade on social media where she threatened to kill "Indians" after her car was vandalized.

Can comments posted by an employee on social media justify a "for cause" termination by an employer?

A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined host Zack Hewitt on Global News Radio 770 CHQR to discuss social media posts by Destine Spiller, for cause terminations in Canada, and how it relates to the Kelly Pocha story from earlier this year.

Read more about the story out of Flin Flon, Manitoba here.

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