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New Protocols for Toronto Businesses Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreaks & Remote Workplace Checklist

Piccolo Heath LLP

In this PH Report:

  • A recent class order in Toronto was issued with the purpose of reinforcing the importance of COVID-19 protocols and requirements for workplaces experiencing an active outbreak of COVID-19.

  • As many workplaces continue to have employees working remotely, it’s important to remember that their home is now their workplace. We have put together a short checklist to remind you of some practical and legal considerations for your Remote Work Policy.

Goodbye to Bill 148?

Patrizia Piccolo

On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government announced the Making Ontario Open for Business Act (otherwise referred to as Bill 47). Bill 47 represents the first concrete measure the Progressive Conservative Government has taken to repeal many of the amendments introduced in Bill 148, the Fair Jobs, Better Workplaces Act, which the previous Liberal government had passed in late 2017. Below, we have outlined the various proposed changes.