Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. v. County of Hennepin

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Law Enforcement Labor Services appeals a summary judgment concluding that a personnel policy on grooming constitutes a matter of inherent managerial policy the employer could unilaterally impose without contract negotiations under the Public Employment Labor Relations Act (PELRA). We reverse.

FACTS

Effective May 16, 1988, respondent Hen-nepin County Sheriffs Department adopted a revised grooming policy, an eight page statement regulating length and style of hair, mustache and fingernails, and use of cosmetics and jewelry. The policy called for presentation of a neutral…