REMEDIES FOR UNFAIR PRACTICES; FACTORS LIMITING OR TERMINATING LIABILITY – In General
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1202.00000 – REMEDIES FOR UNFAIR PRACTICES; FACTORS LIMITING OR TERMINATING LIABILITY
1202.01000 – In General
1202.01000 – In General
When a union fails to fairly represent an employee in grievance processing, attorney fees may only be awarded when the employee hires private counsel to pursue the claims in the grievance that were impacted by the union’s unlawful conduct. (p. 10.) Employee not entitled to attorney fees because her lawsuit against her employer did not encompass the MOU violation alleged in her grievance. (p. 11.)