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The Canadian Press, with files from staff As it becomes increasingly clear that workplaces are a key transmission location in the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action. Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day’s pay, are becoming a political issue across the country amid the coronavirus pandemic’s third wave, especially in Ontario. O...

In absence of mandated paid sick days, some companies are stepping up April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021 By Denise Paglinawan As it becomes increasingly clear that workplaces are a key transmission location in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action. Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day’s pay, are becoming a politic...

To date, there have been a total of 825 workplace outbreaks in the provinces two biggest COVID-19 hot spots – 423 total workplace outbreaks in Toronto and 402 in neighbouring Peel Region. Last year, roughly 2,000 people with COVID-19 reported going into work following the onset of their symptoms and at least 80 worked for one or more days after a positive test result, according to Peels public health unit. Without paid sick leave, workers bear the cost of lost income if they dont come to work...

In absence of mandated paid sick days, some companies are stepping up Business Related Yes A Loblaws store is seen Monday, March 9, 2015 in Montreal.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz As it becomes increasingly clear that workplaces are a key transmission location in the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action. Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of los...

Dr. Nasim Khan has joined CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic. Khan previously was a staff physician with the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and an associate professor in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Khan went to medical school at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and completed his residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and his fellowship training in rheumatology at UAMS. Dr....

How a Farm-to-Cafeteria School Lunch Program is Making Due During the Pandemic Saveur 42 mins ago © Provided by Saveur How a Farm-to-Cafeteria School Lunch Program is Making Due During the Pandemic Food is more than what’s on the plate. This is Equal Portions, a series by editor-at-large Shane Mitchell, investigating bigger issues and activism in the food world, and how a few good eggs are working to make it better for everyone. “Were not going to take away the chocolate chip cookie,�...

Seniors feel ‘free at last’ thanks to vaccination clinic Audrey, a Philadelphia senior, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine from pharmacist Allen Lee at a March 10 clinic sponsored by archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS). The agency partnered with the nonprofit Philadelphia FIGHT to vaccinate some 60 older adults at CHCSs St. Edmond Senior Community Center in the citys Point Breeze section. (Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted March 15, 2021 ...

Judge expresses disgust at 5-yo boy’s shooting     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Expressing disgust over the nature of the allegations, a judge on Tuesday denied bail for a man accused of critically wounding a 5-year-old boy in a hail of gunfire on Saturday. Mobile County District Judge Spiro Cheriogotis noted that bail was “academic,” since Reginald Paul Pryor has a hold on him for a probation revocation. He set the case for arraignment on Monday. “I’m so sick of watching grandpar...

A fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump has been charged with a hate crime after police said she attacked a Hispanic man outside a Florida supermarket and vowed “to get rid of every single one of you.”

Watch the Nashville Rep Perform Love Letters From Historical Figures Oscar Wilde, Napoleon Bonaparte and others wrote some juicy missives Tweet Share Valentine’s Day is around the corner, Ive just realized. If you’re also surprised by this news, maybe you don’t have anything planned. You can get in the spirit with a series produced by the Nashville Repertory Theater, Actually Love: Dramatic Readings of Historical Love Letters. Released one at a time on the...