Court Affirms $264,000 Backpay Award in Labor Arbitration

A federal court in Indiana denied an employer’s motion to vacate a labor arbitrator’s award of over $264,000 in backpay to an unjustly discharged employee whose union successfully challenged his discharge in arbitration. The court held that an arbitrator’s remedial authority is an area where an arbitrator has broad discretion; judicial review of an arbitrator’s remedial award is extremely limited; and courts will not treat arbitration as a junior varsity trial court where appellate review is readily available.

  Read the full opinion from the court here.