Case of workers challenging Toronto hospital network’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in court
TORONTO — The case of unvaccinated staff difficult a Toronto hospital community’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate is ready to be in courtroom immediately.
Final week, Ontario Superior Court docket Justice Sean Dunphy issued a short lived injunction that paused enforcement of the hospital community’s deadline for employees to be immunized.
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The College Well being Community had mentioned that any employees members who didn’t obtain each photographs by Oct. 22 would lose their jobs.
The momentary injunction, which can expire this week until an extension is granted, solely applies to the staff concerned within the case.
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Dunphy is ready to listen to arguments immediately on whether or not the courtroom has jurisdiction within the matter.
The hospital community’s vaccine mandate goes past the province’s coverage, which requires well being and schooling staff to be vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 or examined usually.
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