Employment Law Court Rulings

The issue presented is whether the Shelby County Fire Department provided a firefighter with sufficient notice of the reasons for his termination. The Fire Department advised the firefighter that he was facing possible termination for violating two specific Fire Department rules. After further…

The plaintiff board sought to vacate an arbitration award issued in connec- tion with a grievance filed by the defendant union on behalf of a class of teachers, some of whom were assigned to the T school, alleging that the board had violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement by depriving…

The plaintiff inmate sought, inter alia, a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief in connection with the alleged failure of the defendant state employees to conduct a criminal investigation into abuse that he alleged had been inflicted on him by a correction officer. The defendants moved to…