Ottawa at Work: New Changes to CERB and Common Questions – 580 CFRA
The federal government has made new changes to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program in an effort to help more Canadians who are out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lior Samfiru is an employment lawyer and founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined Ottawa at Work’s Leslie Roberts on Newstalk 580 CFRA to discuss the latest changes and some of the questions he has been receiving about employment rights during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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