Legal decisions around masking, privacy and compensation suggests safety efforts are paying off
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Strictly speaking, from a legal perspective, there isn’t really much of a difference with the COVID-19 pandemic and most workplace safety considerations — employers have an obligation to take all reasonable precautions to protect employees from the hazards, says James Jennings, an associate at Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Toronto.