Ontario Has Announced a New Paid Leave for Employees for Various Reasons Related to COVID-19, and Has Proposed Expanding the CRSB
On April 28, 2021, the Ontario government announced that it will introduce legislation to create a temporary 3-day paid leave that employees could take for various reasons related to COVID-19,
Federal Employers be Prepared: Sweeping Changes to the Canada Labour Code are Coming into Force on September 1, 2019
On June 13, 2019, the federal government proclaimed September 1, 2019 as the coming into force date for a number of amendments to the Canada Labour Code [Code]. The amendments were enacted by two pieces of federal legislation enacted since 2017, Bill C-63, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2 (“Bill C-63″), and Bill C-86, […]
Analyzing Entitlement to Personal Emergency Leave
Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employers and employees cannot contract out of an ESA minimum entitlement.
Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 Passes
Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 has completed the Ontario legislative process and will receive Royal Assent and become law imminently.