Sunday, February 24, 2013

A noose, cluelessness and public policy

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The Supreme Court of Washington has refused to overturn an arbitrator's award reducing the discipline of an employee who had hung a noo...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

New York High Court: Positive drug test doesn't compel termination

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The New York Court of Appeals has rejected an effort by the Shenendowa Central School District Board of Education to vacate an arbitration a...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Comcast unsuccessful in effort to set aside award

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Courthouse News Service reports on a decision rejecting Comcast's efforts to set aside an arbitrator's award. Comcast claimed that ...
Monday, February 4, 2013

Police officer who lost license to carry weapon properly terminated

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Arbitrator Phillip Dunn has upheld the termination of a police officer who  lost his license to carry a weapon. The Quincy, Mass. Chief of P...
Friday, February 1, 2013

Court rules reinstatement of police oficer who lied violates public policy

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Grievant was employed as a police officer by the town of Stratford, CT. He suffered from epileptic seizures, and experienced a seizure whil...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Arbitrator erred in reading discipline limitation into contract

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The U.S. District Court in Missouri has vacated an award issued by Arbitrator Michael Hill. Teamsters Local Union No. 688 v. Meridian Medica...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Most Favored Nation provision violation remedies

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On May 3, 2012, Arbitrator Rosemary Townley issued a decision finding that the New York District Council of Carpenters breached the Most Fav...