The World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Not since H1N1 and SARS before that, have employers faced…
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By: Jeffrey Murray and Erika Montisano In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the provincial government has ordered…
By: Ryan J. Conlin and Jeremy D. Schwartz The province of Ontario has now announced that will order the shutdown…
By: Amanda Boyce The Ontario Legislature has passed the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Infectious Disease Emergencies), 2020 in an emergency sitting on…
By Erika Montisano Premier Doug Ford has declared a state of emergency in Ontario as of early morning on March…
We have activated our business continuity plan and we are adjusting it regularly in response to governmental and health authority…
By Amanda Boyce Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office announced this morning that it has directed the Minister of Labour, Training…
By: Erika Montisano, Ryan Conlin and Jeremy Schwartz For the first time since the 2009 H1N1 swine flu, the World…
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) has issued a landmark decision which clears the path for Foodora couriers to…
By: Jeremy Schwartz The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board“) issued a decision yesterday which sent shockwaves through the Gig Economy. The…