Employee with mental illness and the mechanism to ensure their rights

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22830002
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social law
Research Institution	Hokkaido University
Principal Investigator	TOKORO Hiroyo 北海道大学, 大学院・法学研究科, 助教 (40580006)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,886,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,220,000、Indirect Cost: ¥666,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,586,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,220,000、Indirect Cost: ¥366,000)
Keywords	障害 / 社会保障 / 社会福祉 / 差別 / 国際情報交換 / 社会法学 / 社会福祉関係
Research Abstract	Employees with mental health problems have difficulties for their illness that make it challenging for them to insist on their rights effectively even if laws guarantee some benefits for them. In order to find a solution to this problem, this study has focused on the ADA(Americans with Disabilities Act), which is the law guaranteeing rights for the disabled in the US. This paper has examined the ADA's dispute resolution system for employees with psychiatric disorders. The research has shown that mediations provided by public organizations effectively resolved disputes rather than taking them to the court. Moreover the study proposes a draft plan for effectively resolving disputes of employees with mental health problems in Japan as well.