An employee at a government-operated long term care facility in Canada is allegedly refusing to self-isolate after returning from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan, China. This is according to an email sent to host John Oakley on Global News Radio 640 Toronto.

What are an employee's rights when an employer requests that they self-isolate to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in the workplace? How far can an employer go before breaching employee rights?

Lior Samfiru is an employment lawyer in Toronto, and founding partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joins host John Oakley to discuss the matter.

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