Case: Labor Arbitration/Holiday Pay (Arb.)

Arbitrator Matthew M. Franckiewicz ruled that the Erie County Sheriff’s Department didn’t violate its collective bargaining agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association when it didn’t provide holiday pay (as opposed to regular pay) to sheriff’s department employees who worked on Christmas Eve. The union argued that because the county government closed its offices on that day, it was the equivalent of a holiday for the county’s employees and should be considered as such under the CBA’s holiday pay provisions. However, Arbitrator Franckiewicz noted that while the county did close its offices that day, it didn’t officially designate the day ...