STATE AUDITOR v. MINN. ASS'N OF PRO. EMP.

No. C9-92-990.

504 N.W.2d 751 (1993)

STATE of Minnesota, OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR, petitioner, Appellant, v. MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 20, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Catherine M. Keane, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for appellant.

Gregg M. Corwin, Karin Peterson, St. Louis Park, for respondent.

William F. Garber, St. Louis Park, for amica curiae, Minnesota Federation of Teachers.

Harley M. Ogata, Christina L. Clark, Roger L. Barrett, Rebecca Hamblin, Minnesota Educ. Ass'n, St. Paul, for amica curiae, MN Educ. Assc., MN Community College Faculty Assoc., State Residential Schools Educ. Assoc. and University Educ. Ass'n.

Ronald L. Rollins, Carolyn J. Trevis, Jean E. Boos, Minneapolis, for amica curiae Minnesota State Employees Union AFSCME Council 6, AFL-CIO; Middle Management Assoc.; Minnesota Government Engineer's Council, Inter-Faculty Organization; Minnesota Law Enforcement Ass'n and Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


KEITH, Chief Justice.

In this case, we are asked to decide whether to recognize a public policy exception in Minnesota which would justify overturning an arbitrator's award if that award violates a well-defined and dominant public policy of the state.

This case arose out of a grievance filed by the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE) on behalf of Mark C. Beer ("Beer"), a local government auditor who had been discharged by the state auditor...

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