- The arbitration went well on Wednesday. In about two weeks we will have a copy of the transcript of the arbitration. The attorneys from both sides then have until December 5, 2012, to get their briefs submitted to the arbitrator. Once the arbitrator has both sets of briefs, he will send copies to both sides. Arbitrator Roumell is usually pretty quick with his decisions, but my guess is that it will be sometime in January before we get his final decision. There is a lot of evidence for him to read, and we want him to view all the evidence so that he can make a good decision.
The arbitrator is well-aware that some members may go into a no pay status on February 1, 2013. Make no mistake, this is one of the most difficult arbitrations that we have done.
Something we saw posted a few months ago suggested that there might be a hard ceiling on the number of Limited Duty spots available for officers undergoing long term medical issues. Is this part of it?
UPDATE: Someone is complaining we're blurring the line between duty disability and limited duty spots. Sorry if that's the case, but in the last paragraph, we directly ask if the two are related in any way. We're looking for info on all of it.
UPDATE: Someone is complaining we're blurring the line between duty disability and limited duty spots. Sorry if that's the case, but in the last paragraph, we directly ask if the two are related in any way. We're looking for info on all of it.