Extra hours do not change worker’s status

The hospital was accommodating an injured worker with half-shifts in her previous employment and half-shifts outside the bargaining unit. Her status was changed to part-time. The arbitrator ruled that she was still "engaged in a nursing capacity" and part of the bargaining unit.

A hospital employer accommodated a returning nurse’s disability by providing her with a less demanding part-time job outside the bargaining unit in order to supplement the half-time hours she was logging at her regular job.

To read the full story, login below.

Not a subscriber?

Start your subscription today!