It also includes taking leave to care for a child who was sick with COVID-19 or who stayed home because of COVID-19 protocols at the school or child care (e.g.

This includes an employee taking leave to care for their child whose school or child care was closed because of a designated infectious disease (in this case, COVID-19) or because the employee did not send their child to school or child care out of fear the child would be exposed to COVID-19. any individual prescribed as a family member for the purposes of this section (currently, there are no additional prescribed family members).a person who considers the employee to be like a family member, provided the prescribed conditions, if any, are met (currently there are no prescribed conditions).the spouse of the employeeРІР‚в„ўs grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.a nephew or niece of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.an uncle or aunt of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.a son-in-law or daughter-in-law of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.a brother-in-law, step-brother-in-law, sister-in-law or step-sister-in-law of the employee.a grandparent, step-grandparent, grandchild or step-grandchild of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.

a brother, step-brother, sister or step-sister of the employee.a child who is under legal guardianship of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.a child, step-child or foster child of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.a parent, step-parent or foster parent of the employee or the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse.the employeeРІР‚в„ўs spouse (of the same or opposite sex, whether or not married).The employee is providing care or support to any of these individuals because of a matter related to a designated infectious disease:.

The employee is under a direction given by his or her employer in response to the employerРІР‚в„ўs concern that the employee might expose other individuals in the workplace to a designated infectious disease.Р”Р‡or example, this would include the employer directing the employee to stay at home for a period of time if the employee has recently travelled internationally and the employer is concerned the employee may expose others in the workplace to a designated infectious disease.

through any means, including print, electronic or broadcast (for example, television or radio).

The information or direction may be issued:

someone who is qualified to practice as a physician or a nurse either in Ontario or in the jurisdiction where the employee is located (for example, another province, territory or another country) andР’В who has provided care or treatment to the employee, whether or not the care or treatment was related to the designated infectious disease (such as an employee who has an immune deficiency was told by his physician to self-isolate and not go to work during the infectious disease outbreak).

a medical officer of health or an associate medical officer of health.

the Chief Medical Officer of Health or Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health.

This means a public health official of the Government of Canada or any of the following people within the meaning of the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act:

The employee is in quarantine, isolation (voluntary or involuntary), or is subject to a control measure, and the quarantine, isolation or control measure was implemented as a result of information or directions related to a designated infectious disease that was issued by:.

The employee is following a COVID-19 related order issued under section 22 or 35 of the Health Promotion and Protection Act.

The employee is under individual medical investigation, supervision or treatment related to a designated infectious disease.The medical investigation, supervision or treatment can be in Ontario or in another province, territory or country.

Employees can take infectious disease emergency leave if they will not be performing the duties of their position because of any of the following reasons:

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