Ms. Bartleson was discharged from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office for alleged misconduct and poor job performance. An arbitrator later found that the county failed to conduct a fair and thorough investigation, violating the collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator ordered her reinstatement with back pay and benefits, highlighting a complete failure by the county to apply basic principles of fairness in her termination process.
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