Sunday, July 31, 2016

NHL seeks to vacate Wideman award, discharges arbitrator

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The NHL recently  announced  that it was seeking to vacate the award of Arbitrator James Oldham that reduced the suspension of Calgary Fl...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Arbitrator: Fight on school grounds warrants dismissal even if no students are present

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The Respondent in a teacher tenure proceeding was a tenured support staff employee of the Pleasantville, NJ school district. While she was w...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Arbitrator's reinstatement of employee terminated for violation of workplace violence policy not contrary to public policy

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Grievant was employed by the University of Chicago Medical Center as a custodial assistant. A coworker of grievant reported to UCMC's HR...
Sunday, July 10, 2016

Arbitrator erred in refusing to consider evidence of blood alcohol content

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The cba between the Monroe County Sheriff's office and the Monroe County Deputy Sheriff's Association provided that in reviewing dis...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

Recent Developments-Contract interpretation

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Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing The cba between The Western Sugar Cooperative and the Teamsters creates two categories of employees...
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, June 12, 2016

"Double hearsay" insufficient to support teacher tenure charge

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Arbitrator Edmund Gerber has granted a teacher's motion to dismiss tenure charges brought against him. The teacher was alleged to have e...