Sunday, May 25, 2014

Court upholds reinstatement of police office denied license to carry a weapon.

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The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed the enforcement of the award of Arbitrator Roberta Golick reinstating a police officer terminat...
Sunday, May 18, 2014

Can an arbitrator disregard a last chance agreement?

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Deciding what it describes as a case involving "unusual labor arbitration issues," the Eighth Circuit  overturns a district court ...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Does public policy require termination of a state trooper who had a sexual encounter with a domestic violence victim?

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The Supreme Court of Alaska has rejected a public policy challenge to the decision of an arbitrator upholding a grievance filed on behalf of...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Incorporation of statute into cba sufficient to trigger Penn Plaza

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In its decision in 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett , the Supreme Court held that a union may agree in a cba that an employee's statutory claims...
Sunday, April 27, 2014

Reinstatement of police officer who used "unreasonable and unnecessary" force not violative of public policy

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Grievant was employed as a police officer for the City of Owasso, OK. His employment was terminated after the City accused him of engaging i...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

CBA's non-discrimination clause compels County to recognize out of state same sex marriage

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The cba between the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association provides for bereavement leave in a va...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Sixth Circuit: Claimed breach of settlement agreement must be pursued through grievance process, not litigation

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UPS and Teamsters Local 480 entered into a settlement agreement resolving a dispute about the assignment of work to employees in the catego...