Will class action lawsuits against Canada's long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately be successful? What rights to employees have when they are recalled to work, yet don't feel safe in the workplace?
Sivan Tumarkin is a personal injury lawyer and founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Jeff McArthur on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to touch on the rights of residents at long-term care facilities and an employee's right to refuse unsafe work.
I want to sue a long-term care facility or nursing home. Will the COVID-19 pandemic make it difficult to win my case?
What will happen with lawsuits against long-term care facilities in the future?
Can a company force an employee to return to work if they don’t feel safe?
Can I be terminated or fired from my job if I refuse to return to work because I don’t think it’s a safe place to work?
How closely is the legal profession watching the COVID-19 pandemic and the incidents that it is generating?
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