Some of the questions addressed:

• What are the signs that an employee has a mental illness that needs accommodating?

• What steps should the employer take in accommodating mental illness? What role does the union have? Must the employer restructure the job or modify the work environment to eliminate or reduce a stressor?

• How does the employer determine whether misconduct by an employee is a matter for discipline or a result of a disability that requires accommodation?

• Is an employee suffering from psychological stress entitled to sick leave? Workers' Compensation?

• Can the employer require an examination by the employer's psychiatrist? Can an arbitrator order a grievor to submit to a psychiatric examination?

• Is the employer required to accommodate an employee with a mental illness where the employee does not request it? Or denies disability?