Duty of Fair Representation. By taking an employee's case through the grievance or arbitration process, the union can prevent claims that it failed in its duty of fair representation. The union has the right to refuse to take a case if it is deemed that the issue lacks sufficient merit to grieve or arbitrate.
Related to benign: benign neglect, benign hypertension. (bÄ­-nÄ«nâ²) adj. 1. a. Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference. b. Of no danger to health; not malignant or disease-causing: a benign tumor.
Benign tumor: The growth of benign tumors produce a mass effect that can compress tissues of origin, as in hepatic adenoma (a benign tumor of hepatocytes, or liver cells). Although benign tumors generally grow slowly, cases of fast growing benign.everal benign, or noncancerous, tumors also can form in the liver. Many do not cause. Liver Tumors: Tumors are abnormal masses of tissue that form when cells begin to reproduce at an increased rate. The liver can grow both noncancerous (benign) and.