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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's denial of the union's motion to vacate an arbitration award. The arbitrator's decision to uphold the employer's termination of an employee for working at another job while on paid sick leave was found to be within the arbitrator's authority and consistent with the collective bargaining agreement.
The Dispute
A Danbury school employee was fired after the school district discovered they were working at another job while using paid sick leave from their teaching position. The employee's union, Teamsters Local 677, challenged the termination through arbitration. When the arbitrator sided with the school district and upheld the firing, the union asked the court to overturn that decision.
The Court's Decision
The Connecticut appeals court refused to overturn the arbitrator's ruling. The court found that the arbitrator acted within their authority and properly interpreted the union contract when deciding the employee could be fired for working elsewhere while claiming to be too sick to work at their regular job.
What This Means for Workers
This case reinforces that employees cannot work other jobs while on paid sick leave from their primary employer. Workers should understand that using sick leave means you're claiming to be unable to work due to illness - working elsewhere during this time can be grounds for termination. The ruling also shows that courts generally won't interfere with arbitration decisions unless the arbitrator clearly exceeded their authority or violated the contract terms.
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