Washington County Police Officers' Ass'n v. Washington County

Washington County (the county) fired one of its employees, a sheriffs deputy, for purchasing and using marijuana and then lying about it during an internal investigation. An arbitrator ordered the county to reinstate the deputy, and the county refused. The Employment Relations Board (ERB) held that that refusal was an unfair labor practice. The county sought judicial review. In Washington Cty. Police Assn. v. Washington Cty., 181 Or App 448, 45 P3d 515 (2002), rev’d, 335 Or 198, 63 P3d 1167 (2003), we reversed ERB and held that the county did not commit an unfair labor practice. We concluded…