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...
Friday, November 16, 2018

Arbitrator rejects claim that Deputy's "isolated lying incident" makes him Giglio impaired or provides just cause for termination

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Arbitrator Richard J. Miller overturned the termination of a Benton County, MN Deputy. Benton County, Foley, Minnesota and Law Enforcemen...
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Police use of force -training, conduct unbecoming, and progressive discipline

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Two recent awards deal with these issues In Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association and City of Cleveland Arbitrator Daniel Z...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

Quick Hits - Back pay but no reinstatement, Arbitrator's reliance on external law, and Social media, law enforcement officers and the First Amendment

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Arbitrator awarded back pay but no reinstatement - rejects request to reconsider decision As noted in an earlier post,  Facebook postings...
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, September 30, 2018

Arbitrator finds allegations insufficient to support termination even if proven, orders reinstatement before hearing.

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The Nassau County (NY) District Attorney's office has challenged a  decision  of Arbitrator John Sands ordering the reinstatement of  In...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Staffing issues, contracting out bargaining unit work, and a duty to bargain

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Each of these topics is the subject of recent  court action. In   MultiCare Health Systems v. Washington State Nurses Association ,  the ...
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