Showing posts with label police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label police. Show all posts
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Arbitrator upholds termination of "Brady" officer after County Attorney declines to use him as a witness

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Arbitrator Rolland Toenges upheld the termination of a Cloquet, MN police officer fired after the County Attorney notified the City that she...
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Sunday, August 25, 2019

Court vacates award reinstating police officer who struck handcuffed individual

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A court has vacated the awa r d of Arbitrator Jane Wilkinson reinstating Seattle police Officer Adley Shepherd. City of Seattle, Seattle P...
Sunday, February 17, 2019

Department of Justice says Seattle not violating consent decree on police use of force - new burden of proof language no impediment to effective discipline

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After an arbitrator overturned the termination of a Seattle police officer accused of punching a handcuffed suspect ( award ), the District ...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

Quick Hits - Limits on arbitrator's authority, omissions on an application, "no-add" provisions and contract modification, and displacement and discipline

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Award vacated - Reinstatement order ignored cba limitation on arbitrator's authority The District Court in Massachusetts has vacated a...
Sunday, October 7, 2018

Police dishonesty, public policy and reinstatement - Mass SJC upholds arbitrator's award reinstating police officer who filed "intentionally misleading" report

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has rejected a public policy challenge to the reinstatement of a police officer found by an arbitra...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

Arbitrator: City didn't prove rape, but "extremely poor judgement" found. Termination converted to a 40 hour suspension

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In his award in  Portland Police Association and City of Portland ,  Arbitrator David Stiteler reversed the termination of a Portland police...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Termination of police officer for dishonesty overturned, disparate treatment renders discipline excessive

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Arbitrator Bruce McIntosh reduced a termination to a six month suspension for a police officer who was alleged to have intentionally deface...
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Police officer "wasted" second chance. Domestic violence and related publicity supports termination

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Grievant began his employment as a police officer with the City of Coral Springs, FL in 2005. In 2010 he was arrested and convicted of two c...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Arbitrator overturns termination of Miami police officer for invocation of Fifth Amendment rights

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Arbitrator Donald Spero has issued an  award  in a dispute between The city of Miami and the Miami Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #20. Gr...
Sunday, April 9, 2017

Arbitrator rejects termination for use of excessive force, finds disparate treatment

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Arbitrator Richard Miller has modified the termination of a police officer for the City of St. Paul, MN. The officer had been dismissed for...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Quick Hits - Public policy, double jeopardy and emails

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Four (unsuccessful) public policy challenges to arbitration awards Courts continue to carefully scrutinize challenges to arbitration award...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Police officers, Brady/Giglio, dishonesty, exoneration and just cause

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A recent award by Arbitrator Micheal Falvo addresses all of these topics. Arbitrator Falvo sustained a grievance filed on behalf of a Cham...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Officer involved shooting - Arbitrator orders "second chance" for dismissed officer

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On March 7, 2013 El Paso police received a call about a domestic disturbance. The individual who was the subject of the call (Daniel S.) w...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

Post termination conduct, just cause and public policy

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The saga involving a sheriff's deputy first dismissed for allegedly stealing two potted plants continues. As discussed here ( Arbitrat...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Another unsuccessful public policy challenge to an arbitrator's award

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The City of Cleveland terminated the employment of a police officer for her essentially undisputed actions of stabbing a romantic partner. ...
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Sunday, February 21, 2016

February Quick Hits

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USM followed contract in layoff of faculty Arbitrator Mark Irvings largely rejected a grievance filed by the Associated Faculties of the...