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Transport aérien et passeport vaccinal : l’employeur doit-il rembourser les frais découlant d’un mode de transport alternatif?

Photo of Margot Beauchemin-DaoustBy Margot Beauchemin-Daoust on Posted in Québec
Le 12 janvier dernier, l’arbitre Dominic Garneau a rendu la décision Syndicat des métallos, section locale 9996 et Minerai de fer Québec inc. (grief syndical)[1], dans laquelle il précise les droits et obligations d’un employeur à l’égard des frais de déplacement déboursés par ses salariés lorsque ces derniers ne peuvent se prévaloir du service de navette aérien … Continue reading

Ce qui attend les employeurs assujettis à la réglementation fédérale en matière de salaire minimum, de congé lié à la COVID-19 et de travailleurs à la demande

Photo of Stéphane EricksonBy Stéphane Erickson on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
Il y a bon nombre de sujets chauds et importants dont devraient tenir compte les employeurs assujettis à la réglementation fédérale du secteur privé. Parmi ceux-ci, notons l’augmentation du salaire minimum, les changements devant être apportés au congé lié à la COVID-19 et les nouvelles analyses concernant les travailleurs à la demande et la façon … Continue reading

Up and coming for federally regulated employers: on minimum wage, COVID-19 leave & gig workers

Photo of Stéphane EricksonBy Stéphane Erickson on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
On the radar for federally regulated employers in the private sector are a number of hot and important topics. These include an increase to the minimum wage, in-the-works changes to the COVID-19-related leave, and new discussions about gig workers and how they fit – or may be able fit –  in the framework of the … Continue reading

En avant toutes : rapports sur la vaccination pour les employeurs sous réglementation fédérale dans certains secteurs clés du transport (et mode d’emploi)

Photo of Nicole BuchananBy Nicole Buchanan on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
Quand ils ont été tenus le faire, de nombreux employeurs sous réglementation fédérale des secteurs du transport maritime, aérien et ferroviaire ont dû être en mesure de confirmer la mise en oeuvre de leur politique de vaccination obligatoire à Transports Canada avant le 15 novembre 2021. Cette mise en oeuvre s’inscrit dans le cadre de … Continue reading

Full steam ahead: vaccination reporting for federally regulated employers in key transportation sectors (and how to do it)

Photo of Nicole BuchananBy Nicole Buchanan on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
Where required to do so, many  federally regulated employers in the marine, aviation and rail sectors were required to confirm the implementation of their mandatory vaccination policies to Transport Canada by November 15, 2021. This implementation is part of Transport Canada’s federal vaccine mandate for key federally regulated transportation sectors, save road transportation. Going forward, … Continue reading

Ontario Superior Court declines to block termination of unvaccinated employees

Photo of Samuel KeenBy Samuel Keen on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
In Blake v. University Health Network[1], the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently discontinued an interim injunction[2] that had been granted to provisionally preserve the employment status of a group of unionized and non-unionized employees who were subject to the potential termination of their employment for failing to comply with the employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination … Continue reading

Au Canada, les employeurs peuvent-ils exiger que leurs employés aient reçu une dose de rappel?

Photo of Stéphane EricksonBy Stéphane Erickson on Posted in Canada, Coronavirus
L’accessibilité à la dose de rappel s’accroît – non seulement au Canada, mais à l’échelle mondiale également. Au Royaume-Uni, des doses de rappel (ou troisièmes doses) sont offertes depuis peu à la population générale de 50 ans et plus. En France et aux États-Unis, l’âge minimal généralement requis est plutôt fixé à 65 ans. Au Canada, le … Continue reading

US: New HERO Act Imposes Significant Obligations on New York Employers

Photo of Rachel Kurth (US)By Rachel Kurth (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
New York State employers should be aware of a recent law aimed at protecting workers from COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act), which imposes significant obligations on covered employers.  Among other things, the HERO Act requires the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) to … Continue reading

US: OSHA Issues COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rule

Photo of Rachel Kurth (US)By Rachel Kurth (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a mandatory workplace safety rule requiring employers to take specified steps to protect workers from COVID-19.  However, the rule applies only to health care settings.  Referred to as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), the rule exempts fully vaccinated workers from masking, distancing, and … Continue reading

US: Cal/OSHA publishes new standard that causes confusion for California employers

Photo of Josh Henderson (US)Photo of Kevin Mayer (US)By Josh Henderson (US) and Kevin Mayer (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
On May 28, 2021, the employer community got its first glimpse of a revised Cal/OSHA emergency, temporary standard (ETS) for COVID-19 that may become law by June 15, 2021. That day—June 15—is significant because it is the date the governor set as a goal for California to “fully open its economy.” In addition, the CDC’s … Continue reading

US: Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and employer health and safety obligations

Photo of Kevin Mayer (US)By Kevin Mayer (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
Federal OSHA has recently released guidance advising on employer health and safety obligations when employers require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Specifically, OSHA addresses the potential (albeit rare to date) of an employee who incurs an adverse reaction to a mandated vaccination. In such a situation, the reaction will … Continue reading

US: New York employers must provide paid time off for COVID-19 vaccinations

Photo of Rachel Kurth (US)By Rachel Kurth (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
New COVID-19 vaccine paid time off requirement for New York employers New York employers should be aware of a recently enacted New York State law that entitles employees to paid time off from work to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Under this new law, New York employers must grant each employee a sufficient period of time, not … Continue reading

Can COVID-19 be considered a superior force (“force majeure”) lawfully limiting an employer’s obligations?

Global Workplace InsiderBy Global Workplace Insider Team on Posted in Canada
Since the start of pandemic, our courts have rendered a number of decisions regarding the impact of COVID-19 and whether it constitutes superior force (commonly known as “force majeure” ) for the purposes of limiting liability. In particular, we can think of numerous cases in real estate law, whereby lessees and owners looked to the courts … Continue reading

La COVID-19 peut-elle être considérée comme un événement de force majeure limitant les obligations d’un employeur?

Global Workplace InsiderBy Global Workplace Insider Team on Posted in Canada, North America, Québec
Depuis le début de la pandémie, nos tribunaux ont rendu plusieurs décisions concernant l’incidence de la COVID-19 et la question de savoir si elle constitue un événement de force majeure aux fins de la limitation de la responsabilité. On peut notamment penser aux nombreux cas, dans le domaine du droit immobilier, où des locataires et … Continue reading

US: New COBRA Premium Subsidy in Third COVID Relief Stimulus Act

Photo of Thomas Reddin (US)Photo of Josh Owings (US)By Thomas Reddin (US) and Josh Owings (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, North America, United States
The latest COVID-relief bill, the American Rescue Plan Act, will allow most current and former employees and their dependents to receive fully subsidized COBRA continuation coverage beginning April 1 and continuing through September 30, 2021—even if they never elected COBRA or dropped coverage. To learn more about what employers with group health plans subject to … Continue reading

Can teachers be required to teach simultaneously online and in person?

Photo of Kathleen HoulihanBy Kathleen Houlihan on Posted in Canada, North America, Québec
In a recent decision – Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Témiscamingue et Syndicat de l’enseignement de l’Ungava et de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2020 QCTA 641, an arbitrator was called upon to determine if a school board’s requirement that teachers undertake a dual teaching system of simultaneous in-person and online learning was contrary to their right to privacy … Continue reading

Contexte de pandémie : un arbitre précise les droits et obligations des employeurs québécois en matière de télétravail

Photo of Jonathan DeschampsBy Jonathan Deschamps on Posted in Canada, North America, Québec
Dans une décision récente, un arbitre de griefs a précisé les droits et obligations des employeurs québécois en matière de télétravail. Cette décision fait suite à celle qu’il a rendue l’automne dernier dans laquelle il a rejeté la demande d’ordonnance de sauvegarde du Syndicat des fonctionnaires municipaux de Québec (le Syndicat) visant à forcer la … Continue reading

What options do working parents have when trying to balance their work and home responsibilities during the pandemic?

Photo of Charlotte EmmersonBy Charlotte Emmerson on Posted in Coronavirus, UK
The current national lockdown in the UK has imposed school and childcare closures for all but those children of essential key workers. Even prior to lockdown measures, many children were being sent home regularly to isolate, due to a positive case of Covid-19 in their class or school bubble. This has inevitably left many working … Continue reading

US: Latest California Labor & Employment Developments from January 2021

Photo of Josh Henderson (US)By Josh Henderson (US) on Posted in Coronavirus, General, North America, United States
This past month saw the inauguration of President Biden, who promptly took steps that will have an immediate impact on California employers. Plus, new COVID-related laws took effect, some expired (but may be re-enacted), and a federal appeals court eased the meal/rest break burden on the transportation industry. For a brief summary of these an … Continue reading

Germany: Home office under the new Corona Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance

Photo of Frank WeberndörferBy Frank Weberndörfer on Posted in Coronavirus, Europe, Germany
To combat and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 (the SARS-CoV-2-virus), the German government has issued a new “SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Ordinance” (Corona-ArbSchV) (the Ordinance) providing for additional and time-limited measures to reduce workplace-related personal contacts. These measures include the obligation for employers to offer their employees home working, unless there are compelling … Continue reading

Will COVID-19 vaccinations become mandatory for employees in Italy?

Photo of Attilio PavoneBy Attilio Pavone on Posted in Coronavirus, Europe, Italy
Italy’s COVID-19 vaccination programme is underway, with health care workers and staff in care facilities at the front of the queue. According to a recent report published by the Health Ministry, more than 1 million people received the inoculation in the first two weeks of the nationwide vaccination campaign. This makes Italy one of the … Continue reading

L’accord national interprofessionnel du 26 novembre 2020 : « soft law » à la française

Global Workplace InsiderBy Elodie Grangier on Posted in Contracts, Coronavirus, Europe, France, General
Le télétravail s’est largement développé en France au fil des années, et naturellement, ce mode de travail a été particulièrement utilisé, bon gré mal gré, par les entreprises au cours de l’année 2020, à la faveur de la crise sanitaire, et des recommandations (plus ou moins liantes) du Gouvernement. Les bases du télétravail ont été … Continue reading
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