September 12, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 8: Newsletter Series

police_duty_beltBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 8: The Duty to Accommodate a Disability With Light Duty 

This article is the 8th 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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections
September 9, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 7: Newsletter Series

police_duty_beltBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 8: The Duty to Accommodate and Accommodate a Disability with Light Duty

This article is the 8th 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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections
September 9, 2016 by

PERC Examiner Holds Union Waived Right To Bargain Over University’s Decision To Contract Out Concrete Work

bleachersBy Chris Casillas and Sarah Derry

In Central Washington University, PERC Examiner Kristi Aravena dismissed the Washington Federation of State Employees’ Unfair Labor Practice complaint, holding that although the University had indeed contracted out bargaining unit work, the Union had failed to formally request bargaining.

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Filed Under: Legal Protections
September 1, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 6: Newsletter Series

Disability_symbols_16By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 6: The Duty to Accommodate a Disability under State and Federal Law 

This article is the 6th 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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Filed Under: Discipline, Legal Protections
August 31, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 6: Newsletter Series

Visually_impaired_iconBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 6: Washington Disability Law

This article is the 6th 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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections
August 29, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 5: Newsletter Series

KKC_2007_CrutchesBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 5: Introduction to the Duty of Accommodation and the Maze of Disability Laws

This article is the 5th 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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections
August 29, 2016 by

The Commission Adopts A New Standard For Determining Whether An Employer Has A Duty To Bargain A Decision To Contract Out Bargaining Unit Work

hard-workBy Christopher J Casillas and Jordan L Jones

In Central Washington University, the Commission concluded that the existing standard for determining whether an employer had a duty to bargain a decision to contract out bargaining unit work, was confusing and adopted a new standard. The Commission also affirmed the Examiner’s decision that (1) the employer contracted out bargaining unit work and (2) that the employer failed to provide requested information. The Commission reversed the Examiner’s decision and found that the employer circumvented the union and modified the remedy to include a monetary remedy for the employer’s failure to bargain the decision to contract out bargaining unit work.

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Filed Under: Legal Protections
August 1, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 4: Newsletter Series

rehabJim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 4: Introduction to the Duty of Accommodation and the Maze of Disability Laws

This article is the 4th 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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections, Workers Compensation
July 8, 2016 by

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

ZiegerBy: Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination
July 8, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 2: Newsletter Series

wheelchairJim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 2: Introduction to the Duty of Accommodation and the Maze of Disability Laws

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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination, Workers Compensation
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