Archives for March 2017

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 34: Time Loss Benefits under  Workers Compensation

This article is the 34th  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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By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 33: Right to Medical Treatment under Workers Compensation

This article is the 33rd  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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By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 32: Reporting a Workers Compensation Claim 

This article is the 32nd 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 with the help of a  personal injury lawyer. Injured in New York? Call a New York personal injury lawyer from Cellino Law.

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