Legal Opinion
Bensalem Township v. Bensalem Township Police Benevolent Ass'n
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 2002PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
At issue in this case is what can be done when an arbitrator, in an Act 1111 arbitration, awards a remedy expressly prohibited by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The answer is not much.
This case began on March 30, 1999, when Bensalem Township (Township) discharged Patrolman Charles J. Maddocks (Patrolman Maddocks), a Township police officer, for an alleged violation of the Township’s Police Department Code of Conduct that arose from Patrolman Mad-docks seeking a district justice nomination in the May 1999 primary election.2 Chal*241lenging the Township’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State System of Higher Education v. State College University Professional Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Leechburg Area School District v. DaleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Marple Township v. Delaware County F.O.P. Lodge 27Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Municipality of Monroeville v. Monroeville Police Department Wage Policy CommitteeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Teamsters Local Union No. 77Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Bristol Borough v. Bristol Borough Police Benevolent Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Michael G. Lutz Lodge No. 5 of Fraternal Order of Police v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Wilkins Township v. Wage Policy Committee of the Wilkins Township Police DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- City of Pittsburgh v. Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
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