Conlon v. Middlesex County Department of Corrections

CHAMBERS, J.S.C.

The primary issue in this case is whether minor disciplinary disputes involving civil service employees can be subject to binding arbitration.

This lawsuit has been commenced by plaintiffs Eugene Conlon, a Middlesex County Corrections Officer, and the Middlesex County Policeman’s Benevolent Association, Local Number 152. Plaintiff Conlon is an officer and member in the union. As an employee of the Middlesex County Corrections Department, he is protected by the civil service laws.

The facts which give rise to this controversy are relatively straightforward. On July 21,1993,…