A common feature of grievance arbitrations is that, after issuing an award, an arbitrator will retain jurisdiction over the case to resolve disputes about the remedy. What is not always appreciated, however, is that depending upon how the underlying collective bargaining agreement is written, an arbitrator may have no inherent right to retain jurisdiction, but […]
UNION CITY, NJ – Former Union City Police Chief Charles Everett, who resigned after allegations that he was paid for “no-show” and “low-show” off-duty security details, will receive $284,000 from the city for unused vacation, sick time and comp time, Union City officials said. Everett was hired as a Union City police officer in 1976 […]
Russell Peterson began working for the Alaska Department of Labor in 2007. He became a member of the Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA). In 2009 he requested service time credit for a previous period of employment with the State; while investigating his request the State discovered Peterson’s 2007 job application did not disclose a previous […]
On December 14, 2002, Robert Woods took an open competitive civil service examination to become a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department. One of the qualifications to be a firefighter is that a candidate, by the date of appointment, must have successfully completed 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university or […]
