Archives for August 2016

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