Archives for November 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 17: Newsletter Series

fitnessBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 17: What Triggers an Employee being Subject to “Fitness for Duty” Process

This article is the 17th in a multiple part series covering the rights your injured and disabled members have and how you, as a union or guild representative, can best assist them.  Over the next two to three months, we’ll be publishing, in various segments, information on how state and federal laws protect your members who are hurt or otherwise unable to work. We’ll cover topics including disability discrimination law, the FMLA, job protection rights under the CBA, workers compensation, disability benefits, and the right to bring a civil lawsuit.

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Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 16: Newsletter Series

all-oneBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 16: The Connection between Collective Bargaining Rights and Disability Laws

This article is the 16th in a multiple part series covering the rights your injured and disabled members have and how you, as a union or guild representative, can best assist them.  Over the next two to three months, we’ll be publishing, in various segments, information on how state and federal laws protect your members who are hurt or otherwise unable to work. We’ll cover topics including disability discrimination law, the FMLA, job protection rights under the CBA, workers compensation, disability benefits, and the right to bring a civil lawsuit.

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