Wisconsin Appeals Panel: CBA Doesn’t Guarantee Full Pay During Quarantine

Mealey's (November 9, 2022, 3:10 PM EST) -- MADISON, Wis. — An arbitrator did not exceed his authority when he determined that a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between a Wisconsin village and police union did not guarantee pay for all hours scheduled but not worked during a 14-day quarantine due to a COVID-19 exposure, a District IV Wisconsin Court of Appeals panel ruled, reversing an order by a trial court that pay above what was guaranteed by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was owed and remanding for reinstatement of an arbitrator’s decision....