Sick Day: Five Days’ Paid Leave for BC Employees Starts January 1, 2022

By Dallan Poulin on December 2, 2021 Posted in Canada, North America

On November 24, 2021, the Government of British Columbia announced that, as of January 1, 2022, eligible employees will be entitled to five paid days of sick leave per year, pursuant to amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and Employment Standards Regulation, for any personal illness or injury. This entitlement is in addition to … Continue reading

Ontario introduces paid COVID-19 sick leave

By Natasha Hyppolite and Conrad Flaczyk on April 30, 2021 Posted in Canada

On April 29, 2021, the Ontario government enacted Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 (Act). The legislation amends the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to require employers to provide employees covered by the ESA with up to three paid days of sick leave for certain reasons relating to COVID-19. In this update, we review … Continue reading

Hitting a moving target: a year of expansion for federal contractor regulation and enforcement

By Shafeeqa Watkins Giarratani (US), Derek Rollins (US) and Meredith Mills (US) on December 21, 2015 Posted in Contracts, United States

Over the past year, the bar for U.S. federal contractor compliance has been raised considerably. Between the Executive Orders issued by President Obama and the recent uptick in the number and dollar amount of settlements involving Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the risks to contractors who fail to make the leap are greater than … Continue reading