Archives for August 2022

Laundry List: California Arbitrator Rules that California Police Department Terminated Officer Accused of Violating Handful of Department Policies for Just Cause

By Jim Cline and Stephen Hatton

In City of Selma, Arbitrator George Riggs, Jr. held that Selma, California’s Police Department had just cause to terminate an officer who had violated six of its departmental policies between 2005 and 2021.

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Grievance Arbitrator Rules that Police Academy Certified Corrections Sergeant Cannot Collect Retroactive Pay Owed to Law Enforcement Sergeants Even though in same Bargaining Unit

By Jim Cline and Stephen Hatton

In Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office, a Michigan arbitrator ruled that the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office had not violated its CBA by refusing to pay a corrections deputy retroactive pay owed to the police officers in the same bargaining unit.

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