Dear Friends,
We are back with another edition of Reaching Out. While we are all still dealing with ripple effects from the pandemic, there are a number of developments in legislation and case law which we wanted to bring to the attention of social services organizations.
Sean Reginio discusses the duty to accommodate employees and the issues that have arisen as a result of the return to in-person work. He identifies questions you should consider asking when faced with this type of accommodation request.
Jamie Burns considers the recent amendments made to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that require some employers to provide and maintain a naloxone kit in the workplace. She discusses the effect of these amendments and, for impacted employers, sets out some practical steps to follow to ensure compliance.
Labiba Chowdhury’s article provides an overview of the requirements for certain employers to establish written policies on disconnecting from work and electronic monitoring.
Finally, we link to two recent articles originally written as Case in Point articles. In the first, Jordynne Hislop and Lavan Narenthiran summarize an arbitral award of Robert Herman regarding a creed-based COVID-19 vaccine exemption. In the second, Chuck Hofley, Siobhan O’Brien and Shauna Bartlett cover a decision from the Divisional Court that overturned findings of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario regarding a group living home’s visitor policy during the COVID-19 outbreak.
We hope...
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