On February 1, 2013, the firm obtained an arbitration victory for the Town of Bay Harbor Islands in a case involving a claim by the Dade County Police Benevolent Association (the “Union”) that the Town violated its collective bargaining agreement with the Union when it unilaterally implemented a policy requiring all Town police officers and sergeants to wear bullet proof vests while on duty. Brett J. Schneider and Mia R. Martin defended the Town against the Union’s claim. The Town successfully argued that the Union had waived its right to challenge the policy by not timely filing a grievance regarding the implementation of the policy and that the Town’s implementation of that policy did not violate any provision of the parties’ agreement and was an extension of the Town’s management rights.
Chaired by Partner Brett J. Schneider, WSH’s Labor and Employment Law Group routinely represents both union and non-union employers in traditional labor law matters. Our attorneys regularly serve as chief negoitatiors on behalf of management and collective bargaining or advise the employer’s chief negotiator on bargaining strategy. The Group also conducts post-negotiation training of supervisory personnel to assist in ensuring that collectively bargained changes are properly implemented. The Group also routinely represents clients in administrative proceedings involving labor disputes before PERC and the NLRB.
Author(s): Brett J. Schneider
