By Cynthia McNabb and Kim Lowe
In Neal v. Indianapolis Fire Department, a District Court judge ruled that there was no merit to a claim by a former employee that he was discriminated against on the basis of his disability when he was terminated for poor attendance.
By Jim Cline and Kim Lowe
In Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Arbitrator Latsch granted a grievance regarding management’s decision to unilaterally change the scheduling system for the Corrections Officers. He ordered Grant County to reinstate the schedule that was in effect prior to the unilateral change and to bargain any further changes to scheduling with the union.
Jim Cline and Kim Lowe
In City of Maumee, Arbitrator Szuter upheld a police officer’s termination for gross incompetence and inefficient performance. Even though Officer A_ was a five-year member of the department and several infractions would not have been enough, on their own, to sustain the termination, Arbitrator Szuter found that the volume of infractions in a short time was an aggravating factor, as was Officer A’s failure to take accountability.
