After a year-and-a-half of physical distancing, masking, and isolating when sick, Albertans will experience a dramatic change in August when virtually all COVID-19 health restrictions are set to disappear. Sarah Coderre, an employment lawyer and partner with Bow River Law in Calgary, spoke to the Calgary Eyeopener on Friday. A: So, you have to come back to first principles, which is the employer's obligation to keep the workplace safe. Q: Before COVID, people would come to work even if they had a cold or maybe the beginnings of the flu. 2:05Q: How can employees adjust to staff illnesses in the workplace without mandated isolation policies in place?

Source: CBC News July 30, 2021 21:46 UTC