Mathews Dinsdale has been named the Workers’ Compensation Law Firm of the Year 2021 by The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. This award is given to a single firm nationwide for excellence in a specific practice area. Congratulation to our Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.
In Spears v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 329, the employee, a public servant, was dismissed for misconduct after failing to comply with her employer’s Covid-19 Vaccination Policy, despite her status as a remote worker. Her subsequent application for employment insurance (“EI”) benefits was denied. After two failed appeals, the employee brought the matter before the Federal Court on judicial review. On February 28, 2024, the Federal Court dismissed her application, thereby affirming the original decision to deny her EI benefits.
Read moreThe ON Government announced that while the state of emergency will expire as scheduled on February 9, 2021, the current Stay-at-Home Orders will remain in place in the majority of the public health regions in ON.
Read moreCourts and workplace tribunals in Atlantic Canada have taken preventative measures in response to COVID-19.
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