Category: COVID-19 and the Workplace

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A dentist's examination room, representing the wrongful dismissal COVID-19 case of Gracias v. ias v. Dr. David Walt Dentistry

Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Expires This Month
Covid-19 Vaccines

Quebec Court Refuses to Issue Injunction Against the Suspension of Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
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Ontario Proposes Sweeping Changes to Employment Legislation with the Working for Workers Act, 2021
mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

Court Refuses to Issue Injunction Against Termination of Unvaccinated Hospital Employees

Ontario Human Rights Commission Issues Policy Statement on COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Requirement
vaccination proof

Discrimination in Employment Based on Political Belief Complaint Filed Against BC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Proof Requirement
COVID-19 vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandated for Health Care Workers in Ontario, government announces
COVID-19 rapid testing

Arbitrator Upholds Employer’s Policy for COVID-19 Rapid Testing on Construction Employees

Hospital Workers Win Arbitration Case Over COVID-19 Pandemic Pay

Court Rules That Employee’s CERB Payments Be Deducted from Wrongful Dismissal Award

Court Rules That The Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation Bars COVID-19 Constructive Dismissal Claims

Employee Suspended for Deliberately Coughing on Co-Worker During COVID-19 Pandemic

Court Rules That COVID-19 Layoffs Amounted to Constructive Dismissal

Quebec Becomes First Province to Mandate Vaccines & Testing for Health Workers

Ontario Launches Zero-Tolerance Workplace Safety Inspections in Response to COVID-19 Third Wave

Nursing Home Ordered to Install Plexiglass Barrier to Protect Workers Against COVID-19

Employee Terminated After Voicing Concerns Over COVID-19 Safety Issues

New COVID-19 Safety Measures for City of Toronto Employers and Businesses
A home office setup representing mental health challenges of working from home

Managing Mental Health While Working at Home
Colleagues in masks representing workplace COVID screening requirements

Ontario Employers Required to Perform COVID-19 Screenings