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You have options and may be legally permitted not to attend work. Your position will be job-protected, but your employer will not be required to pay your regular pay during your leave of absence. We now have "declared emergency" and "infectious disease emergencies" leaves of absence from the workplace, per the new legislation the Ontario […]

If you have been laid off, cannot attend work due to the virus, or must stay home to care for children due to the school closures, here is a complete guide to the federal government’s Employment Insurance benefits available to you during this crisis and emergency, including answering your questions about being self-employed and “top-ups”

Pending a provincial lock-down, except for essential services, which is imminently expected in Ontario, many employees are concerned about the ability of their employer to disallow them attending work. The other issue is entitlement to pay for employees who are requested not to attend work, or who elect to take a new, statutory leave of

Due to the provincial shutdown, effective on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., if you are laid off or cannot be employed remotely, here is a Quick Reference Guide to the income and other supports available to you during this emergency:  INCOME SUPPORT: If you are laid off due to work closures: Apply for

Since 2005, we have had federal legislation enacted to require and govern preventative measures due to pandemic, like COVID-19, including mandatory self-isolation and quarantine and enforcement measures. The federal Health Minister is also statutorily empowered to require Ontario to take quarantine measures, including stay-at-home orders, closure of non-essential businesses and to establish self-isolation/quarantine facilities for

The COVID-19 pandemic requires urgent communication, co-operation and flexibility between separated and divorced co-parents. Both co-parents and their child(ren) must isolate at home, like everyone else. This may require adjustments to existing parenting orders or arrangements.  Co-parents must immediately: [1] self-isolate and socially distance not only themselves, even when the child is not residing with

During this COVID-19 crisis, these emergency, financial resources or benefits are available to you from the provincial and federal governments, as of March 22, 2020: EI BENEFITS – FOR EMPLOYEES: If you are laid off from your employ, you should apply for EI benefits, if you qualify. Generally, the recall period is thirteen weeks. The

The world is grinding to an unprecedented halt.  The emergence of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has shaken up governments, markets and health systems across the globe.  In response to the rapid escalation of threat to public health, on Monday, March 16, 2020, the Federal and Ontario Government made major announcements outlining the emergency measures and

Despite we are informed there is low risk to us, publicly, precautionary steps should be taken.  _____________________________________ "The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus — the virus responsible for COVID-19 — is now anticipated to reach pandemic levels. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada reiterate that the risk of a mass outbreak in

An excellent article by Fasken identifying the issues that can arise in your workplace with public health emergency issues, particularly the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: “The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. There are now over 7,500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus reported globally.