REGULAR ARBITRATION PANEL Grievant: ROBERT HALL. In the Matter of the Arbitration between Post Office: PHILADELPHIA P&DC UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PENNSYLVANIA and m0 H 8S Case No.: C15C-1C-D 1700480 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION 16-1817 ee Before: RANDALL M. KELLY, Arbitrator Appearances: For the Postal Service: ERIC PLUGER, Manager, Labor Relations Specialist (A) LYSTRA KUMPH, Technical Advisor For the Union: ROBERT ROMANOWSKI, National Business Agent ROBERT HALL, Grievant Place of Hearing: Philadelphia P&DC, Pennsylvania Date of Hearing: January 19, 2018 Date of Award: January 25, 2018 Relevant Contract Provisions: Article 16 Contract Year: 2015-2018 Type of Grievance: Discipline AWARD 1. That for reasons set forth herein and a concession by the Service advocate that the Service could not meet its burden of showing a timely investigation, the Postal Service violated Article 16.7 of the National Agreement when it placed the Grievant, Robert Hall, in Emergency Placement in Off-Duty Status on July 21, 2016; 2. The issue of remedy is returned to the parties for resolution; and 3. I will retain jurisdiction over the issue of remedy. Randall M. Kelly, Arbitrator