A county client recently prevailed in interest arbitration based on its internal pattern and external standing among its comparator counties. Key to this decision (attached below), was the county’s relatively small tax capacity. It was one of the lower ranking …
See the attached link for my podcast interview with LRIS regarding the potential impact on the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Schwanke decision regarding public employee challenges to performance reviews. Please let me know what you think. Thanks. Greg greg.wiley@wiley-law.com The podcast …
A recent arbitration decision highlights the well-accepted rule that theft from an employer is a serious offense that can support a just cause discharge in a union environment. In this matter, management advocate Attorney Wiley also stressed that theft from …
Safe practices in law enforcement are absolutely essential. In his career, Wiley has seen many examples of law enforcement officers and citizens being seriously injured when critical information is not provided, or is not communicated effectively between law enforcement officers. …
Recently, my clients have fared very well in court and in arbitration settings. I’ll be sharing some of these success stories in coming weeks. First, I’d like to share an interest arbitration award in favor of Sherburne County. In that …
In August of last year, I provided training to Minnesota public employers regarding an appeals court case to keep an eye on that held that a public employee could challenge his performance review in a hearing before the Minnesota Department …
This past year I had the pleasure of providing legal advice, representation, investigations, and training for individuals in Minnesota and Illinois, regional corporations, and national corporations with a presence in Minnesota. Recently, I secured retainer agreements to provide work for …
Attorney Wiley reminds Minnesota employers that training your employees about sexual, racial, and protected-class harassment is an important part of a successful defense against lawsuits. Here is what the Human Resources Director of a large local municipality had to say …
A number of my public clients have posed an interesting question about the new same-sex marriage law in Minnesota: What if an employee in a public licensing office refuses to provide a marriage license to a same-sex couple on the …
On January 7, 2013, Arbitrator Christine Ver Ploeg submitted an arbitration award involving Teamsters Local 320, representing forty-two law enforcement personnel in the Carver County Sheriff’s Office. The bargaining unit consisted of 29 detention deputies, 12 911 Dispatchers, and one …
