December 20, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 21: Medical Separation Arbitrations

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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This article is the 21st 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 several weeks and continuing for the next several weeks, 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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December 20, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 20: Disability Law and Alcohol Related Misconduct

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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This article is the 20th 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 several weeks and continuing for the next several weeks, 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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December 19, 2016

Western Washington District Court Finds That Employers Do Not Violate FMLA by Requiring Notification of Leave in Addition to Medical Leave Request

By Loyd Willaford and Sarah Burke

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In Shelton v. Boeing Co., a former Boeing employee brought a claim under the Washington Family Leave Act, alleging that Boeing could not require an employee to to notify his manager in addition to requesting leave through a company hotline. A U.S. District Court in Washington disagreed, and found that an employer is permitted under the WFLA and FMLA to maintain additional notification requirements on top of its medical leave requirements and granted summary judgment.

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December 19, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 19: Disability Protections Under the CBA

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

This article is the 19th 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 several weeks and continuing for the next several weeks, 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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December 18, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 18: Newsletter Series

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

This article is the 18th 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 several weeks and continuing for the next several weeks, 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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November 9, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 17: Newsletter Series

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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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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September 26, 2016

Disability Reasonable Accommodation Table Expanded and Posted on Premium Website

By Jim Cline

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As part of our continued effort provide the best possible information to our clients and Premium Website subscribers we have vastly expanded our “Reasonable Accommodation” case table. The case table shows what types of accommodations have been found reasonable and not reasonable for a wide range of medical conditions.

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July 8, 2016

LEOFF II Police and Firefighters Retain Civil “Right to Sue”

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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As we indicated in another recent blog, LEOFF II personnel retain their right to sue their own employer for harm caused by employer negligence. This is one subject among many concerning Washington’s public safety personnel for which there is a significant lack of accurate information. It is in the face of that breach of knowledge that we’re releasing our upcoming “Helping the Injured or Disabled Member: A Guidebook for the Washington Law Enforcement Union Representative.” More on that book and the free training we are providing with the book’s roll-out later this year.

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July 8, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 2: Newsletter Series

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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This article is the 2nd 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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July 1, 2016

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member: Newsletter Series

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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This article is the 1st 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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