Washington County Police Officers' Ass'n v. Washington County

This is an unfair labor practice case in which the dis-positive issue is whether an arbitration award that ordered the reinstatement of a county public safety employee who admitted to possessing and using marijuana while off duty complies with “public policy requirements as clearly defined in statutes or judicial decisions.” ORS 243.706(1). The Employment Relations Board (ERB) concluded that the award did comply, because it did not violate any clearly defined contrary public policy. The Court of Appeals reversed. Washington Cty. Police Assn. v. Washington Cty., 181 Or App 448, 45 P3d 515…