Jim 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.
