COVID-19: Stay-at-Home Order in Effect
Yesterday evening, the Ford government released its legal parameters around a new stay-at-home order that will be in place for the next 28 days. This morning, the government issued a blanket warning…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Roll Out
As we near the end of 2020, and nearly 10 months living in a pandemic have passed, news of a COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is welcome news. It also means people with disabilities,…
COVID-19: Self-Isolation Pay Grievance Dismissed
In a recent arbitration decision, Arbitrator Richard Coleman dismissed a grievance from an employee who claimed an entitlement to be paid by his employer during a 14-day period of self-quarantine due to…
COVID-19: Surveillance Testing Policy Upheld in Congregate Care Setting
In a recent labour arbitration decision, Arbitrator Dana Randall upheld a unilateral policy of bi-weekly mandatory surveillance test for COVID-19 instituted by Cressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes. (See Caressant Care Nursing…
COVID-19: Government Extends Temporary Layoff – Infectious Disease Leave
On December 17, the Province announced that it will make a regulatory amendment to extend its emergency conversion of temporary layoffs into unpaid Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) infectious disease leaves. Our firm previously explained this emergency measure…
WSIB Update: Compulsory Coverage for DS Agencies Proposed by Ministry of Labour
In May 2019, the Provincial Government announced an independent review of the Province’s statutory workplace accident and injury insurance scheme, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”), to consider and recommend operational,…
Case Alert: Ontario Labour Relations Board Decisions on Worker Health and Safety and Retaliation
Migrant workers are essential but vulnerable members of the Canadian workforce. This is in part due to their temporary immigration status. During the Covid-19 pandemic period, more than 1000 migrant farm workers…
COVID-19: New Manitoba Case on “claw backs” of CERB from Social Assistance Payments
In Cann v Director, Fort Garry/River Heights, 2020 MBCA 101, the Manitoba Court of Appeal recently granted leave to appeal in a challenge to the Manitoba Government’s “claw back” of the Canada…
COVID-19: Ministry of Labour Charges TCDSB Teacher for Failure to Wear Mask
In a recent decision with important implications for employers in all sectors, the Ministry of Labour has charged a teacher working for the Toronto Catholic District School Board for failing to wear…
COVID-19: Federal Disability Benefit to be Issued on October 30; Deadline for DTC Eligibility Extended
The federal government has announced that the federal disability benefit – the one-time, tax-free payment of $600 to help people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic – will be issued on October…
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