Gurlal Kler is an employment lawyer in Ontario, and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Jeff McArthur on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to talk about the legality of WestJet's request for an exemption to Canada Labour Code provisions

What rights does an employee have if they enter quarantine because of coronavirus?

Mar 11th, 2020 8m 24s

The federal government is waiving the one-week waiting period for employment insurance to assist Canadians workers who fall ill with or are forced to undergo quarantine because of coronavirus (COVID-19)What rights does an employee have if they

640 Toronto - B.C. woman caught in racist rant at Lethbridge Denny's rehired

Jun 23rd, 2018 5m 23s

The Cranbrook woman fired from her job after a racially charged rant in a Lethbridge Denny’s went viral has been rehired, Postmedia has learned.Kelly Pocha was let go from her position at Cranbrook Dodge after a video of her telling a group of

640 Toronto - A Bad Job Reference Is Not Defamation!

Apr 20th, 2017 4m 44s

An economist, who acted like an 'intellectual snob' and called his coworkers at a private forecasting company 'stupid', has failed in his efforts to sue the Ontario company for defamation, after he was given a negative reference when he applied

610 CKTB - Is Giving A Bad Job Reference Defamation?

Apr 20th, 2017 8m 32s

Can a company be sued for defamation if it gives a bad job reference?Not if it’s honest.So says the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a recent decision in the case of Papp v. Stokes Economic Consulting Inc. A young economist named Adam Pap

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