NCJ Number
100424
Journal
Ohio State Law Journal Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Dated: (1984) Pages: 837-862
Date Published
1984
Length
26 pages
Annotation
This paper reviews issues and case law relating to the arbitration of disputes concerning the overtime and premium pay specified in collective bargaining agreements.
Abstract
Most collective bargaining agreements provide for overtime pay. However, disputes often arise regarding management's right to require employees to work overtime. Other issues that are often the subject of arbitration are the applicability of overtime and premium pay provisions, the assignment of overtime, and the equalization of overtime opportunities. In addition to resolving these issues, arbitrators must decide on the appropriate remedy for violations of the premium pay provisions of contracts. Well-established principles exist for resolving these types of disputes. However, adjudicating these disputes is not an easy or automatic process. The arbitrator must use generally understood standards of dispute resolution in a way that resolves the controversy in a manner consistent with the particular collective bargaining agreement involved. 239 footnotes.