My Updates
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Federal Regulation re Medical Certificates
Further to my earlier post, the federal government amended the Canada Labour Standards Regulations to waive the medical certificate requirement in respect of medical leaves of three or more days . . .
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Quebec Passes Bill 51 re Parental Leave
Quebec passed Bill 51, An Act mainly to improve the flexibility of the parental insurance plan in order to promote family-work balance, on October 28, 2020. Bill 51 amends the Act respecting parental insurance and the Act respecting labour standards with respect to parental benefits . . .
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Quebec Introduces Bill 59 re Workers Compensation & Occupational Health & Safety
Quebec introduced Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime, for first reading on October 27, 2020. The Bill makes extensive amendments to the Quebec's health and safety laws, including the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases and the Act respecting occupational health and safety . . .
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Manitoba Introduced Bill 44 re COVID-19 Leave
Manitoba introduced Bill 44, The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act, for first reading on October 26, 2020. Bill 44 amends leave of absence provisions in the Manitoba Employment Standards Code (Code . . .
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Quebec Review of Teleworking
Quebec's Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d’œuvre published its paper (French only) regarding teleworking . . .
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Ontario Bill 200 re Medical Notes
Ontario private member Bill 200, Employment Standards Amendment Act (Sick Notes), 2020 has been referred to Committee. If passed, Bill 200 will amend sick leave in the Employment Standards Act, 2000 . . .
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Ontario Introduces Bill 218 re COVID-19 Liability Protection
Ontario introduced Bill 218, Supporting Ontario's Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020 for first reading on October 20, 2020. Bill 218 enacts The Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 to protect persons acting in good faith from COVID-19 related liability . . .
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Ontario Regulations re Stage 2 & 3 Rules
Ontario has published three Regulations amending the rules applicable to Stage 2 and Stage 3, and moving York Region to Stage 2 . . .
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Federal Government Update re Medical Certificate Requirements
Employment and Social Development Canada updated its website to indicate that in response to COVID-19, as a temporary measure, employees are not required to provide medical certificates to take medical leave . . .
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Manitoba Introduces Bill 16 re Labour Relations
Manitoba introduced Bill 16, The Labour Relations Amendment Act for first reading on October 14, 2020. Bill 16 makes wide-ranging amendments to the Labour Relations Act . . .
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