December 20, 2016 by

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

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 21: Medical Separation Arbitrations 

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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination
December 20, 2016 by

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

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 20: Disability Law and Alcohol Related Misconduct

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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination
December 19, 2016 by

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

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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Filed Under: Employment Discrimination
December 19, 2016 by

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

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 19: Disability Protections Under the CBA

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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination
December 18, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 18: Newsletter Series

By Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

 

 Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 18: Limitations on the Employer to Acquire Confidential Medical Information
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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Filed Under: Disability Discrimination
November 9, 2016 by

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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Filed Under: Employment Discrimination
November 7, 2016 by

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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Filed Under: Disability, Legal Protections
October 31, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 15: Newsletter Series

alcoholism_is_a_prisionBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 15: The Nature of the Duty to Accommodate an Alcoholic Employee

This article is the 15th 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
October 31, 2016 by

Injured Officer Entitled to LEOFF II On-The-Job Injury 6-Month Benefit, Even Though His Time Off Was Not “Consecutive”

surgery

By Erica Shelley Nelson and Sarah E. Derry 

In Renton Police Guild, Arbitrator Gary Axon ordered the City of Renton to provide a full six months of on-the-job injury benefits to an injured officer who had returned to work between his initial injury and subsequent surgery. The Arbitrator was tasked with interpreting the word “consecutive” in the parties’ CBA.

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Filed Under: Legal Protections, Workers Compensation
October 5, 2016 by

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member Part 14: Newsletter Series

beerBy Jim Cline and Erica Shelley Nelson

Representing the Injured or Disabled Member

Part 14: The Duty to Accommodate Alcoholism

This article is the 14th 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
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