On March 9, 2021, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its long awaited pay equity decision in the ongoing saga that is the Ontario Nurses’ Association v. Participating Nursing Homes, 2021 ONCA…
In mid-February, the provincial government introduced Bill 245, the Accelerating Access to Justice Act (“Bill 245”). This bill proposes a number of amendments to provincial laws in an effort to modernize the…
Since the start of the pandemic, many employers have been imposing “single employer policies” that restrict the ability of employees to work at secondary jobs. This has been motivated by legitimate concerns…
As many in our sector already know, Ontario has an online database of collective agreements. These are generally up to date, with either the most recent or second-most recent collective agreement for…
On February 3, 2021, the Ontario government announced that commencing March 2021, it would begin offering core clinical services as part of the Ontario Autism Program (“OAP”). These services will be based…
By Alan McCallum Considerations for Drafting COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Policies for Agencies Supporting Vulnerable People Over the past few months, PooranLaw has been working hand-in-hand with agencies across the province to develop…
Many employers of direct support professionals have struggled to balance serious labour shortages with infectious disease leaves – particularly in relation to post-travel quarantine. For instance, if an employer approves a 1…
This afternoon, the Ontario Government introduced a 6-point plan to address the risk associated with highly infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus. This plan comes as the public health officials warn of…
On January 10, 2021, the Ontario Government announced a further $7.5 million in funding for training to support students in the public school system with Autism Spectrum Disorder (“ASD”). The funding will be…
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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