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Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Commonwealth Court Reinstates Arbitrator’s Decision Reducing a Discharge to a 180 Day Suspension Without Pay

Grievant was employed for 17 years as an automotive technology instructor at the Clarion County Career Center, a vocational-technical school. His discharge arose out of a complaint by a student that the Grievant’s conduct...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is the Inability to Perform the Required Duties of the Job Just Cause for a Public Employee’s Discharge? It Depends. (PART I)

In November 2017, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion concerning an arbitrator’s reinstatement of a state correctional officer (“CO”). The CO was responsible for monitoring inmates who worked on the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Another Attempt to Control Rising Pension Costs in Pennsylvania Thwarted

In City of Allentown, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the City to implement an interest arbitration award which contained (among modifications to wages, sick leave, vacation, pension and overtime) a minimum staffing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - March 2016 #5

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued one per curiam decision on March 29, 2016: Friedrichs v. California Teachers Assn., No. 14-915: Petitioner Rebecca Friedrichs and other public school teachers in California...more

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