COVID-19 Legal Resource Page
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact on all aspects of our working lives. Employees had many questions about their workplace rights and entitlements, and our blog posts helped provide some answers.
Now, as businesses across Canada are now slowly reopening, employees have new questions about their rights and entitlements. We can help you find the answers as we enter the first phases of returning to the workplace. We’ll be continuing to publish posts on the topics you need to know about as Ontario continues through its phases of reopening.
Please note that these blog posts are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. Since the law relating to employee rights and benefits is rapidly changing as a result of the pandemic, we will work to keep this information up to date.
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What does reopening Ontario mean for parents and caregivers?
First daycares, then summer day camps, and now “social circles”. As the province eases physical distancing restrictions, what do these changes mean for parents and caregivers? Kelly Doctor looks at what could happen to their workplace accommodations or emergency leaves.
What do you need to know to cope with COVID-19 in the workplace?
We’ve prepared a memo addressing some of the most common questions we have been receiving from our clients regarding the many legal issues which are engaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. [Updated to May 19].
Webinar: Accommodating workers and their families
With Dan moderating, Kelly, Heather Ann and Mary Elizabeth discussed accommodating workers and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Powerpoint available here.
Family status and COVID-19: What are your rights as a caregiver?
Kelly Doctor looks at how an employer’s duty to accommodate on the basis of “family status” might assist parents trying to simultaneously work and look after their children during this pandemic.
Protecting Human Rights in a Pandemic
Here we review some of the ways human rights legislation might be able to address discrimination associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.