Blog July 22, 2022 Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Expires This Month November 19, 2021 Quebec Court Refuses to Issue Injunction Against the Suspension of Unvaccinated Health Care Workers November 11, 2021 Ontario Proposes Sweeping Changes to Employment Legislation with the Working for Workers Act, 2021 November 3, 2021 Court Refuses to Issue Injunction Against Termination of Unvaccinated Hospital Employees September 30, 2021 Ontario Human Rights Commission Issues Policy Statement on COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Requirement September 16, 2021 Discrimination in Employment Based on Political Belief Complaint Filed Against BC’s COVID-19 Vaccination Proof Requirement August 19, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandated for Health Care Workers in Ontario, government announces August 5, 2021 Arbitrator Upholds Employer’s Policy for COVID-19 Rapid Testing on Construction Employees July 29, 2021 Hospital Workers Win Arbitration Case Over COVID-19 Pandemic Pay July 1, 2021 Court Rules That Employee’s CERB Payments Be Deducted from Wrongful Dismissal Award June 17, 2021 Court Rules That The Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation Bars COVID-19 Constructive Dismissal Claims June 10, 2021 Employee Suspended for Deliberately Coughing on Co-Worker During COVID-19 Pandemic May 20, 2021 Court Rules That COVID-19 Layoffs Amounted to Constructive Dismissal April 22, 2021 Quebec Becomes First Province to Mandate Vaccines & Testing for Health Workers April 15, 2021 Ontario Launches Zero-Tolerance Workplace Safety Inspections in Response to COVID-19 Third Wave February 25, 2021 Nursing Home Ordered to Install Plexiglass Barrier to Protect Workers Against COVID-19 February 11, 2021 Employee Terminated After Voicing Concerns Over COVID-19 Safety Issues January 28, 2021 New COVID-19 Safety Measures for City of Toronto Employers and Businesses October 29, 2020 Managing Mental Health While Working at Home October 22, 2020 Ontario Employers Required to Perform COVID-19 Screenings