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of customer demand. In March, Orgill ...INSURANCE UPDATE continued from page 8
announced plans to nearly double the size
of its distribution centre in Hurricane, Utah. workers compensation benefits during the Commencement
The plans in Hurricane call for the addition period of leave.
of more than 425,000 square feet of under- The paid infectious disease leave
roof storage at the facility as well as several Employers will have 120 days from the program is available from April 19, 2021,
projects designed to improve workflow. time the leave payment is made to apply for until September 25, 2021.
“Effective and efficient distribution of the reimbursement.
products is at the heart of what we do and Employers whose applications for Comment
it is core to how we deliver on our mission reimbursement are denied will not have The paid infectious disease leave
to help our customers be successful,” Moore the opportunity to appeal the decisions program follows the introduction of
says. pertaining to paid leave to the Workplace several new unpaid job-protected leaves
Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. that were introduced in Ontario in light
About Orgill of the COVID-19 pandemic (as discussed
Orgill, the industry’s fastest-growing hardlines Pension accrual in the May 2020 News & Views). Under
distributor, was founded in 1847 and is
headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee. Ontario employment standards measures introduced previously, Ontario
Orgill serves more than 11,000 retail hardware legislation requires that employees employers are already generally required to
stores, home centres, professional lumber continue to accrue pensionable service provide unpaid leave to employees who are
dealers and farm stores throughout the U.S. during required job-protected leave periods unable to work for reasons having to do with
and Canada, and in over 50 countries around (including both paid and unpaid portions an infectious disease, such as COVID-19.
the world. More information can be found at of infectious disease leave) unless the Therefore, in most cases, the effect of Bill
www.orgill.com. employee elects in writing not to do so. 284 will not be to introduce a new leave but,
rather, to require that the first three days
of such leave be paid, in respect of eligible
employees.

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