OFFENSE

EMPLOYER’S PENALTY

RESULT ON APPEAL

DESCRIPTION

CASE NAME

Conduct Unbecoming On Duty

2-Day Suspension

2-Day Suspension

Sergeant commented to an officer about a female officer wearing a thong. The Court found that comment “bore a real and substantial relationship to the efficient operation of the Department.”

Williams v. Department of Police, 2008 WL 4724102 (La.App. 2008).

Criminal Conduct

5-Day Suspension

1-Day Suspension

While off duty, firefighter was arrested for possession of marijuana and illegal fireworks. Arbitrator said that only a “tiny” amount of marijuana and five illegal fireworks were found in the firefighter’s home, and that the firefighter was on injury leave, meaning there was no danger of him reporting for work under the influence of the drug.

City of Providence, Rhode Island, LAIG 6647 (Irvings, 2008).

Off-Duty Employment

Indefinite Suspension

No Discipline

Officer on long-term medical leave engaged in secondary employment without permission. Employer failed to follow state law requiring officer to be given a signed complaint at the time of the incident.

City of Lubbock, 125 LA 454 (Moore, 2008).