OFFENSE

EMPLOYER’S PENALTY

RESULT ON APPEAL

DESCRIPTION

CASE NAME

Absenteeism

30-Day Suspension

30-Day Suspension

Officer failed to return to work after conclusion of on-the-job injury leave. Arbitrator concluded that officer’s denial of knowledge of his clearance to return to duty was not credible, and that officer had an obligation to notify the employer as to his medical condition.

City of Florida City, LAIG 6602 (Humphries, 2008).

Conduct Unbecoming On Duty

3-Day Suspension

No Discipline

Officer made unnecessary and inappropriate statements about internal Police Department issues in an incident report. The City did not follow its own rules in the evaluation of the report or in the imposition of discipline.

City of Port Arthur, Texas, LAIG 6590 (Williams, 2008).

Neglect Of Duty

Termination

Reinstatement With Back Pay

Officer terminated for various acts of neglect of duty, including an ongoing failure to abide by Department’s rules. Arbitrator concluded employer failed to establish the underlying policies which the officer was alleged to have violated, and the employer did not prove that the officer’s conduct had gotten steadily worse.

City of Inkster, Michigan, LAIG 6591 (Glendon, 2008).