Legal Opinion
Town of Groton v. United Steelworkers of America
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 17, 2000No. SC 16164PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether an arbitral award reinstating to employment an employee, who had been convicted of embezzlement *510of his employer’s funds based solely upon his plea of nolo contendere, violates public policy. The defendant union, United Steelworkers of America, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, the town of Groton, vacating an arbitration award that reinstated the employment of David Warren, whom the plaintiff had discharged after he was convicted of embezzlement. That conviction was predicated solely upon his…
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