Illness and Disability in the Workplace: How to Navigate Through the Legal Minefield features a wealth of case law, arbitral decisions, precedent letters and pleadings, sample collective agreement clauses, and a table of statutes organized by jurisdiction. It is designed to help you understand legal risks pertaining to illness and disability and to find practical solutions for managing workplace illness and disability effectively, ethically and legally.

This publication contains expert commentary on:

• Common law concepts and lawsuits, including frustration of the employment relationship caused by illness/ disability and the law surrounding the deduction of disability benefits from severance awards
• Damages
• Collective bargaining regimes and their arbitration remedies
• Discrimination against the disabled
• Human rights protection for employees and potential employees
• Public and private insurance arrangements
• The various forms of long and short-term disability insurance

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