Dentons + | COVID-19 Employment and Labour case law updates that you need to know about
In the below video, Cristina Wendel and Emily Kroboth provide answers to the most popular questions from a recent webinar on the latest […]
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December 29, 2021 by Cristina Wendel
in COVID-19, Dentons, Employment and Labour
October 07, 2021 by Larysa Workewych
in COVID-19, Employment and Labour
Vaccine mandate introduced for federally regulated public servants
On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that all federal public servants in the core public administration, including […]
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September 17, 2021 by April Kosten
in Alberta, COVID-19, Employment and Labour, General
What Alberta’s new restrictions mean for employers and their business
Note: This post has been updated to reflect the changes made to the Restrictions Exemption Program on September 18, 2021. […]
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September 17, 2021 by Meaghen Russell
in COVID-19, General, Ontario
Deemed IDEL extended to end of 2021: What this means for Ontario employers
Ontario’s deemed infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) has been further extended, just a week before it was expected to end […]
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September 16, 2021 by April Kosten
in COVID-19
Alberta Human Rights Tribunal dismisses mask policy complaints
As a result of COVID-19, many businesses have developed and implemented mandatory masking policies. The Alberta Human Rights Tribunal recently […]
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September 02, 2021 by Meaghen Russell
in COVID-19, Occupational Health and Safety, Workers' Compensation
Ontario extends its COVID-19 paid sick pay program to December 31, 2021
On August 31, 2021 the Ontario government announced that it is extending the Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit (“WIPB”) […]
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June 11, 2021 by Kyle Isherwood
in COVID-19
Two wins for employers: Judge decides IDEL is NOT a constructive dismissal and IDEL extended to September 25
Judge declares infectious disease leave is not constructive dismissal Faced with COVID-19’s unprecedented impact on their businesses, a number of […]
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June 01, 2021 by Pamela Chan Ebejer
in COVID-19
Mandatory immunization policies (not vaccination) for Ontario long-term care homes
On May 31, 2021, the Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care issued a directive under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 […]
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April 22, 2021 by Alison Walsh
in COVID-19
Alberta Government Announces Paid COVID-19 Vaccination Leave
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Government of Alberta passed Bill 71, Employment Standards (COVID-19 Vaccination Leave) Amendment Act, 2021. […]
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February 16, 2021 by Henry Chang
in COVID-19
Additional details now available regarding Canada’s mandatory hotel quarantine requirement and new COVID-19 measures at land ports-of-entry
Introduction We previously discussed the Canadian Government’s intention to impose a mandatory hotel quarantine requirement on air travellers. We also […]
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