Photo: Car headlights illuminate passers-by walking along a dark street during a power outage in Kiev, Ukraine on November 17, 2022. © Getty Images / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Sergei Chuzavkov Story Source: RT Moving abroad for “another three or four months” would help the energy system amid […]
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Who Is a “Designated Person”? Changes to California’s Medical Leave
The Bill The Expansion of California Family Rights Act, AB 1041, was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 29, 2022. AB 1041 expands the class of people for whom an employee may take leave to care for under the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) to include a “designated […]
Deemed Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Comes to an End in Ontario: Impact on Temporary Layoffs
Background In May 2020, the Government of Ontario first introduced O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the “Regulation”) under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). The Regulation provided employers with temporary relief from the notice of termination and severance pay obligations under the ESA during the COVID-19 period. […]