Wisconsin Law Enforcement Ass'n v. State Department of Transportation

DYKMAN, PJ.

¶ 1. The State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from a circuit court order that vacated part of an arbitration award denying grievances submitted by the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, Local (WLEA) after DOT disallowed meal reimbursement for state troopers and inspectors working eight-hour shifts more than fifteen miles from their headquarters. DOT argues that the arbitration award must be upheld because the arbitrator did not exceed her authority in interpreting the parties' collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to allow DOT to deny meal reimbursement…