In Re Grievance of Whitney

The State of Vermont (Department of Public Safety) appeals from a ruling of the Vermont Labor Relations Board which granted back pay to certain detective investigators (grievants) with the Vermont State Police because the State had impermissibly changed the holiday staffing schedule. The back pay award provided compensation for the holidays that each grievant would have worked under the prior schedule minus any standby and call-out pay the grievants received under the new schedule. The State argues that the Board’s decision was erroneous because (1) the holiday staffing issue was not properly…