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Arbitration Matters: Rhode Island Supreme Court finds arbitrator improperly ignored management-rights clause

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Rhode Island Supreme Court finds arbitrator improperly ignored management-rights clause. I]f, over an extended period of time, management has responded to a particular type of offense with a range or band of discipline based on the individual circumstances and severity of a case, an arbitrator would be hard[-]pressed to go outside that defined spectrum of penalties unless the offense itself is significantly outside said spectrum.

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Arbitration Matters: October 2014

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, October 26, 2014. Arbitrator overturns suspension of police officer disciplined for alleged use of excessive force. Chair of a unanimous three person panel, has sustained a grievance filed on behalf of a Seattle police officer challenging his eight day suspension for claimed use of excessive force. Initially Arbitrator Cavanaugh addressed the nature of the dispute:. The Arbitrator noted that just cause for the discipline could be established:.

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Arbitration Matters: Award of back pay to firefighter who let certification lapse doesn't violate public policy

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Award of back pay to firefighter who let certification lapse doesn't violate public policy. The Court noted that testimony about grievant's duty to mitigate his damages and the circumstances under which he had let his certification expire had been presented to the arbitrator. The arbitrator, however, viewing the circumstances together with the "questionable legality" of the City's actions, determined back pay was warranted. Distr...

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Arbitration Matters: March 2015

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, March 29, 2015. Award of back pay to firefighter who let certification lapse doesn't violate public policy. The Court noted that testimony about grievant's duty to mitigate his damages and the circumstances under which he had let his certification expire had been presented to the arbitrator. The arbitrator, however, viewing the circumstances together with the "questionable legality" of the City's actions, determined back pay was warranted. The F...

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LaborRelated: Purpose and Disclaimer

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David Foley's Labor and Employment Law Blog. Since you are reading this, you might be wondering things like, "Is this blog legal advice? Is this guy an expert in Labor and Employment Law? What qualifies this guy to write about these topics? Why is this guy writing this blog? Does this blog advocate political positions? What is the aim of the blog? Does this guy make money from this blog? Those are all excellent questions and I'm glad that you might have wondered them. 5) I try to keep this blog from advo...

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LaborRelated: May 2013

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David Foley's Labor and Employment Law Blog. Friday, May 31, 2013. Inherently Concerted: Sabo, Inc. d/b/a Hoodview Vending 359 NLRB No. 36 (2012). Can a simple discussion between employees be protected concerted activity under Section 7 of the NLRA? If employees are discussing a " vital term and condition. Of employment, they are protected when they talk to one another about it. These conversations are " inherently concerted. What are " vital terms and conditions of employment. 359 NLRB No. 36 (2012).

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LaborRelated: June 2012

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Arbitration Matters: April 2015

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, April 26, 2015. Arbitrator reinstates police officer - Police Standards Council revokes his police certificate - Alaska Supreme Court affirms both. The Department sought to vacate the award, but the Superior Court denied the request. On appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court, the Court affirmed the denial of the request to vacate. State v. Public Safety Employees Ass'n. State v. Pub. Safety Employees Ass'n. Links to this post. Sunday, April 19, 2015.

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Arbitration Matters: May 2015

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Arbitrator rejects grievance but imposes a remedy - Union succeeds in vacating award. MNA moved to vacate the award. The Union claimed that the Arbitrator had exceeded his authority by deciding an issue not submitted to him, and by effectively nullifying other provisions of the cba which prohibited a change in a nurse's written work schedule without the employee's consent. Links to this post. Sunday, May 17, 2015. The dispute was p...

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Arbitration Matters: January 2015

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Covering current developments in labor arbitration. Sunday, January 25, 2015. Arbitrator: Homicide detective's inattention to cases provides just cause for termination. Arbitrator Gomez found that the City had established its charges. She rejected grievant's claim that his case load was excessive and his denial that he had been untruthful. Upholding the termination Arbitrator Gomez concluded:. The Houston Chronicle reports on the case. And links to the award of Arbitrator Gomez here. Links to this post.