Moore v. MW Servicing, LLC

**Moore v. MW Servicing, LLC: Court Upholds Arbitrator's Decision on Job Classification** This case involved a dispute over whether certain dispatcher work qualified as "law enforcement work" under a union contract. An employee filed a grievance claiming their dispatcher duties should be covered by the collective bargaining agreement's law enforcement provisions. The case went to arbitration, where the arbitrator decided that dispatcher work did not count as law enforcement work under the contract, meaning the grievance could not proceed. The employee challenged this decision in court, and initially won when a trial court overturned the arbitrator's ruling. However, the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed that decision and sided with the employer. The court found that the arbitrator had acted within their authority when determining that dispatcher work fell outside the contract's law enforcement coverage. **What this means for workers:** This ruling reinforces that arbitrators have broad authority to interpret union contracts and decide what types of work are covered by specific contract provisions. Workers should carefully review their collective bargaining agreements to understand exactly which job duties and classifications are protected. When disputes arise over contract interpretation, courts will generally defer to arbitrators' decisions unless they clearly exceeded their authority.