In late April, Bill 284 (the COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021) was passed into law. In particular, the Bill amended the Employment Standards Act so as to provide eligible employees with a new statutory entitlement to paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL), as well as to create a new COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit program to reimburse employers for this expenditure. Despite their obvious public health benefit in the context of the ongoing pandemic, these recent changes are subject…