Legal Opinion
Kitsap County Deputy Sheriffs' Guild v. Kitsap County
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 11, 2015No. 89344-6PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
¶1 This case arose from an interest arbitration award that retroactively increased employee health care premiums for a period when there was no enforceable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The Pierce County Superior Court struck a portion of the award that granted the retroactive increase, ruling that the award (1) was an unconstitutional taking in violation of the due process clause, (2) violated Washington’s wage rebate act (WRA), chapter 49.48 RCW, and (3) was arbitrary and capricious. Kit-sap County appealed this ruling, and we granted direct review. We reverse, finding the…
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