Legal Opinion
City of Richfield v. Law Enforcement Labor Servs., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 13, 2019No. A17-1275PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MCKEIG, Justice.
*38This appeal is from an arbitration award reinstating police officer Nathan Kinsey after respondent City of Richfield (the City) discharged him for failing to report his use of force and violating other policies. Kinsey, through his union, appellant Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. (the Union), filed a grievance with the City. The dispute was arbitrated, and the arbitrator found that, because Kinsey did not use excessive force and his decision not to report the use of force was a "lapse in judgment," the City did not have just cause to discharge Kinsey. The arbitrator…
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