DEFENSES AGAINST GENERAL TYPES OF DISCIPLINE

#9 CLASS II INSUBORDINATION

 

Defenses: The safety or health of the member or another law-abiding individual would have been jeopardized if they had complied with the order.

 

#10 CLASS I INSUBORDNATION

 

Defenses: The order was not clear or was misunderstood by the member.

 

The member was not familiar with the work assigned.

 

#13 ENFORCING RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES

 

Defenses: The employee was unaware of the rule.

 

The rule was unreasonable.

 

The rule was not clear.

 

The rule was not uniformly administered.

 

Impossible to comply with rule.

 

#1 HUMANE TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS                                                

 

Defenses: Denial of the use of alleged language.

Mitigating circumstances were involved.

 

Disciplinary Conferences

 

#53 Workplace Safety.

 

Defenses; The member denies the assault occurred.

 

Self-defense.

 

NOTE: The examples are not inclusive and there could be numerous defenses and mitigating circumstances.