Almquist v. City of Redmond

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Becker, J.

Having reached an impasse in bargaining, the Redmond Police Association and the city of Redmond went into statutory interest arbitration. The arbitration award included retroactive pay raises for the police employees. The employees sued the City on the ground that the retroactive pay became due as of the day of the arbitrator’s award and should have been paid on the next payday after the award instead of two months later. Because the precise date when the retroactive payments were “due” was not fixed by statute, judgment, or contract, the trial court properly entered judgment for…