Dispelling Common Assumptions about Employees’ Legal Right to Sick Pay: Professor Brian Langille and JD student Saambavi Mano, 3L

In an article published May 17 for the Canadian Law of Work Forum, Professor Brian Langille and JD student Saambavi Mano, 3L, review earlier Supreme Court of Canada decisions regarding employees’ legal right to sick pay. They say these decisions dispel common sick pay assumptions. They write: 

"In these times of COVID-19, there has been much discussion, worry, and political positioning about the need for legislated sick pay.  This short essay makes one observation and one point about this ongoing controversy. The observation is that these debates often proceed from a common assumption – that employees are not entitled to sick pay (and thus the legislature needs to step in and fill that gap). The point, which is where this brief note spends its time, is that this common assumption is wrong."

Read the full article at the Canadian Law of Work Forum