First Thursday

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Police Recruitment And Retention Oct 28, 2021

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Will interviews Angie Salvato and Dr. Vidisha Barua Worley, Esquire on the current state of recruiting and retaining quality law enforcement officers. The interview covers: The changes in general nature of prospective officers they’ve seen over time and why they think these changes have occurred. How the changes [...]

Vaccine Mandate Litigation Oct 09, 2021

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Here’s the table of cases on vaccine mandate litigation that we forgot to include in the podcast show notes.

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First Thursday, October 2021 Oct 07, 2021

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Tracking vaccine mandate litigation (Table)
Police union website archive at Cornell University
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/09/police-union-websites-preserved-library-archive
Cases:
- Apportioning Damages In DFR Cases, POAM v. Hatfield, 2021 WL 3907865 (Mich. App. 2021).
- No Duty Of Fair Representation Where Union Not Exclusive Rep, Brinson v. Florida PBA, 48 FPER ¶ 19 (Fla. PERC Gen. Counsel 2021).
- Who Chooses The Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA? LeBlanc v. McDonough, 2021 WL 3116107 (D. Minn. 2021).

First Thursday, September 2021 Sep 02, 2021

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Cases

Houston Firefighters Win Pay Parity Appeal, Houston Professional Fire Fighters v. City of Houston, NO. 14-19-00427-CV (Tex. App. 2021)
Judge Allows Conspiracy Lawsuit To Proceed Against Minneapolis Union President, Goyette v. City of Minneapolis, 2021 WL 3222495 (D. Minn. 2021).

First Thursday, August 2021 Aug 05, 2021

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Will starts off this month’s podcast with things employers and unions need to know about mandatory Covid vaccine programs.

This Month’s Cases

Firefighters Lose ADA Lawsuit Over Beards, Bey v. City of New York, 2021 WL 2345249 (2nd Cir. 2021)
Arbitrator Finds Implicitly Bars Subcontracting, Grand Rapids Police Officers Association, GRPOA GR. #: 5-19 (Dobry 2021)
Involvement Of Decisionmaker In Appeal Violates Due Process, Briley v. City of West Covina, 2021 WL 2708945 (Cal. App. 2021)

First Thursday, July 2021 Jul 01, 2021

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The Last News

Recruitment and retention crisis
Mandatory COVID vaccination (San Francisco)
Oregon Senate Bill 204 on police reform

Cases:

Federal Court Allows Mandatory Vaccinations, Bridges v. Houston Methodist Hospital, Civil Action 21-1774 (S.D. Tex. 2021).
Shifts, Seniority, And Religious Accommodations, In re Bloomfield, 2021 WL 2182984 (N.J. App. 2021).
- See Balint v. Cason City, Nevada https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1414071.html
Officer’s Brady Due Process Lawsuit Against Prosecutor Fails, Roe v. Lynch, 2021 WL 1903675(1^st Cir. 2021).
- See Jonathan Duchesne & a. v. Hillsborough County Attorney https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nh-supreme-court/1705682.html
Costs Are Legitimate Reason Not To Arbitrate Grievance, Sussex County Sheriff’s Office, 47 NJPER ¶ 123 (NJ PERC 2021).

First Thursday, June 2021 Jun 03, 2021

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Cases covered this month:

Chicago Commits Bodycam-Related Unfair Labor Practices, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #7 and City of Chicago, Case No. L-CA-20-024 (Ill. LRB ALJ 2021).
Civil Service Referee Upholds Firefighter’s CBD-Based Termination, City of Cleveland (Colon), December 23, 2020.
- Link to CBD notice from Department of Transportation: https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/cbd-notice
Fire Department’s Tattoo Policy Upheld, City of Brockton (Matchem), Case No. G1-19-234 (Mass. CSC 2021).
Weingarten And Supervisory-Subordinate Conversations, Waukesha Deputy Sheriffs Labor Union v. Waukesha County, 2021 WL 1837223 (WI.Emp.Rel.Com. ALJ 2021).
When Does A ULP Charge Block An Election? Coutre v. Village of Crestwood, 37 PERI ¶ 92 (Ill. LRB 2021).

First Thursday, May 2021 May 06, 2021

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In this month’s podcast, Will cover public safety legislation from around the country.

Maryland: Eliminates the police officers’ bill of rights, use of force reform, county police accountability boards.
San Antonio: Establishes collective bargaining for police officers.
Austin: Voters approve binding arbitration for firefighters replacing the meet-and-confer system.

Cases:

Court Changes ‘Public Policy’ Doctrine To Overturn Arbitrator’s Opinion, City of Seattle v. Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, 2021 WL 1247946 (Wa. App. 2021).

Firefighter Loses Gradual Hearing Loss Claim, Hartman v. St. Bernard Parish Fire Department, 2021 WL 1115358 (La. 2021).

Florida Statute Shields Officers’ Names From Disclosure After OIS, Florida PBA v. City of Tallahassee, 2021 WL 1257869 (Fla. App. 2021).

First Thursday, April 2021 Apr 01, 2021

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Facts vs Perception On Race In Policing

The Cases:

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Mandatory Vaccination Of Corrections Employees, Legaretta v. Macias, 2021 WL 833390 (D.N.M. 2021).
City Can Be Liable For ADA Violations Of Third-Party Evaluators, Gibbs v. City of Pittsburgh, 2021 WL 800255 (3rd Cir. 2021).
Mandatory Retirement Not ‘Involuntary,’ Prospect Heights FPD v. Department of Employment Security, 2021 IL App (1st) 182525 (2021).
Chief’s Questions About And Statements During Union Meetings Amount To Illegal ‘Direct Dealing,’ City of Paterson, 47 NJPER ¶ 70 (NJ PERC 2021).

First Thursday, March 2021 Mar 04, 2021

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Upcoming LRIS webinars, premium podcasts and seminars.

The cases:

Firefighters, Families Lose Lawsuit Over Fatal House Fire, Speakman v. Williams, 2021 WL 49947 (3rd Cir. 2021).
Challenges In Illinois To The ‘Public Policy’ Doctrine, City of Chicago v. Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local No. 2, Case No. 2019 CH 12662 (Cir. Ct. 2020); City of Yorkville v. FOP, Case No. 19 MR 219 (Ill. Cir. Ct. 2020); City of Country Club Hills v. Charles, No. 18 CH 13458 (Ill. App. 2020).
SWAT Sniper Entitled To Jury Trial In Facebook Case, Moser v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dept., 2021 WL 98249 (9^th Cir. 2021).