Legal Benefits of Joining

  • Due process of law, tenure, non-renewal, termination and discharge for cause
  • Protecton from employment discrimination
  • Individual educator contract problems, evaluation, salary disputes, personnel file matters, extra duties
  • Involuntary demotions or reassignments
  • Leaves of absence and reinstatement rights including: military, sabbatical, sick, maternity, child care, parental, personal, and association-related leave
  • Freedom of association, speech
  • Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission and State Board Hearings
  • Workers' compensation
  • Unemployment compensation; severance pay
  • Retirement and disability; fringe benefits
  • Investigations or hearings with Division of Child and Family Services
  • Adverse evaluations
  • Criminal investigations and charges made against a member in the course and scope of employment up to $5,0000
  • Other (meaning anything else that is "job-related" that may directly and adversely impact the member's job)