The announcement that Deloitte is reversing COVID-19 vaccine mandates signals the crossroads at which many employers find themselves as society crawls towards a return to normal. As recommendations of health …
Generally speaking, it would be very difficult to prove that one individual has infected another with COVID-19 given the widespread rate of infection. So, in a workplace context, who is …
As a result of COVID-19, many employees were placed in the uncertain position of being temporarily laid off under the ESA, now called Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (“IDEL”). It was …
The Ontario government is taking steps to make it easier for employers to test for COVID-19 in the workplace by providing guidance to employees who want to participate in voluntary, …
Daniel Lublin, Partner at Whitten & Lublin Employment lawyers, talked to The Globe and Mail about the requirement of COVID-19 vaccination in the workplace. Mandatory employee COVID-19 vaccination already occurs …
The hospitality industry during COVID-19 faces unique challenges to resuming normal business operations, specifically owing to the inherent in-person nature of the industry. After all, a restaurant-chef cannot cook meals …
In response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government passed a regulation that changed some Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”) rules during the “COVID-19 period.” The COVID-19 period defined …
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new workplace considerations for return to work after COVID-19 across a variety of areas. With the inevitable reopening of many businesses, it is …
