Ontario extends family medical leave to those "like a family member".Ontario's Family Medical Leave has been expanded to cover a wider range of family caregivers A family caregiver is a person who manages or provides direct assistance to a loved one who needs help with day to day activities because of a chronic condition, cognitive limitations, or aging. , including "a person who considers the employee to be like a family member." An employee can take up to eight weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave to provide care or support to a specified family member who has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death occurring within a period of 26 weeks. The medical condition and risk of death must be confirmed in a certificate issued by a qualified health practitioner. Eligible family members now include: siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) ; grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl ; grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. ; certain in-laws; aunts or uncles; nieces or nephews; certain step-relationships; and a person who is equivalent to a family member. The program continues to cover: spouses (including same-sex spouses); a parent, step-parent or foster parent of the employee; a child, step-child or foster child of the employee; or the employee's spouse. A medical certificate stating that the family member has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks is required. Also, the federal government's Compassionate Care Benefits Attestation The act of attending the execution of a document and bearing witness to its authenticity, by signing one's name to it to affirm that it is genuine. The certification by a custodian of records that a copy of an original document is a true copy that is demonstrated by his or her form is required for those employees taking a leave under the broad category of "like a family member," and applying for the Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefit. The form needs to be signed by the gravely ill person, or his or her legal representative, confirming that the caregiver care·giv·er n. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. is "like a family member." An employer can request these documents from an employee who is taking Family Medical Leave to confirm the employee's eligibility, regardless of whether the employee is applying for the Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefit. www.labour.gov.on.ca |
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