Nafisah Chowdhury gave an interview to the Toronto Star:
When Marissa Hughes's adopted newborn Judah was admitted to
the neonatal intensive care unit in December, she requested to work
remotely. Her employer, Kyte Baby, a Texas-based baby clothing
company, promptly fired her. [...] Could the same thing happen in
Canada? No, but there are still inequities in accessing remote
work, experts say.
[...]
You can't just fire someone just for requesting remote
work," Nafisah Chowdhury, an employment lawyer and partner at
Miller Thomson LLP, told the Star. Ontario employment law has job
protections for expecting and new mothers, who are legally entitled
to unpaid maternity leave and can often receive income supports
from government programs like employment insurance, Chowdhury
explained.
To read the full article: U.S. company fires new mom who asked to work remotely to care for baby in NICU. Why this wouldn't be legal in Ontario
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