Employment lawyer on the lifting of vaccine and mask mandates in Ontario

Interview Summary

As restrictions regarding COVID-19 continue to lift across the province of Ontario, particularly vaccine mandates, what will this mean for employees and employers in certain work environments? What can employees do to better protect their rights?

An Ottawa employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins Leslie Roberts on Newstalk 580 CFRA to answer these questions and more.

Interview Notes

• Can an employer still insist employees wear a mask at work if public health mandates have been lifted?
• What permits employers to be able to impose a mask mandate at work?
• Do school boards or unionized companies have the power to go against the government’s decision to remove masking?
• Can individual LTC homes and hospitals decide to keep vaccination requirements?
• Will employees in certain sectors be able to sue their employers over vaccine policies and terminations?
• Does the lifting of vaccine passport systems strengthen wrongful dismissal suits?