Some of the questions addressed:

• What tools are legally available to the employer to investi-gate disability claims and possible sick leave abuse?

• When and how should surveillance/monitoring be conducted? What are the rules governing the admissibility of such evidence?

• Moonlighting/paid activity while on sick leave — when is it acceptable?
  " Can an employer order a disabled worker to undergo an independent medical assessment? Can the employee
  refuse? What role does the union play?
  

• What principles apply to the definition of "total disability" under insurance policies? What is the difference between the inability to perform one's own occupation vs. inability
  to perform any occupation?

• When is denial of insurance benefits grievable against the employer? Can an insurer be brought into the arbitration process?

• What conditions on eligibility will pass muster? What won't? When do "industry norms" govern?