The USPS notified the unions in July 2010 that it intended to change the ELM to require that employees use only the WH-380 forms for FMLA notification. The Arbitrator held that "[b]because unilaterally changing ELM 510 to mandate use of previously optional WH-380 forms violated Article 10.2.A of the National Agreement and the JCIM, there is no need here to decide whether the Postal Service's action...also violated the FMLA..."
Document Type: National Arbitration
GATS Number: Q06C-4Q-C 11001666 Q06C-4Q-C 11 008239
Arbitrator Name: Shyam Das