OFFENSE

EMPLOYER’S PENALTY

RESULT ON APPEAL

DESCRIPTION

CASE NAME

Dishonest

Temporary Suspension

No Discipline

Officer was temporarily suspended pending investigation into fraudulent travel claims. Employer agreed that suspension was inappropriate. Arbitrator ordered make-whole remedy, to include payment for lost overtime opportunities.

Green Bay Police Protective Association, Wis. PERC No. 64974 (Shaw, 2006).

Performance Of Duty

Written Reprimand

No Discipline

Officer reprimanded for serving an arrest warrant at an inconvenient (for the suspect) time of day. Arbitrator concluded that officers in the past had served similar warrants at all times of the day and night without being disciplined.

Village of Twin Lakes, Wis. PERC No. 65248 (Gallagher, 2006).

Vehicles

Termination

Reinstatement With Back Pay

Police officer and his wife, who was not employed by the City, took two Department vehicles on a personal vacation trip to Florida. The internal affairs investigation exceeded the 60-day cap specified by state law.

Dunn v. New Orleans Police Department, 2006 WL 2521575 (La.App. 2006).