Sunday, August 28, 2016

Drugs in the workplace, reinstatement and public policy. Connecticut Supreme court upholds arbitrator's award

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A maintenance employee of the University of Connecticut Health Systems was caught smoking marijuana on the Health Center premises during hi...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Discipline upheld for employee's refusal to participate in meeting without union rep where no reasonable basis to fear discipline

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Arbitrator Sharon Gallagher has upheld discipline for an employee who refused to participate in a meeting with her supervisor without the pr...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Eighth Circuit on the law of the shop and the scope of the issue to be decided

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The Eight Circuit recently issued its decision on the NFL's appeal of the District Court's decision vacating the Adrian Peterson ar...
Sunday, August 7, 2016

Fitness for duty, just cause and the role of the arbitrator

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These were the topics addressed in a recent decision of the Appellate Court of Illinois in The City of Rockford v. Policemen's Benevol...
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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...