First Thursday Podcasts – Labor Relations Information System

Cases discussed in this month’s podcast include: Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Reform Legislation, In re Pension Reform Litigation , 2015 IL 118585 (Ill. 2015) San Bernardino Allowed To Cancel Contract With Firefighters’ Union, May Privatize Department, In re City of San Bernardino, California , 2015 WL 2153448 (C.D. Cal. 2015) Sheriff Ordered To Sign Collective Bargaining Agre...

Will covers the explosion of Brady list cases in recent years. DOWNLOAD THE BRADY CHAPTER FROM THE NEW EDITION OF THE RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

Cases discussed in this month’s podcast include: The negotiability of workplace cameras, IAFF, Local 3315 v. Snohomish Fire District 3 , 2015 WL 1013220 (Wash. PERC 2015) Arbitrator’s reinstatement of officer in excess force case does not violate public policy, City of Bloomington v. Policemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association , 2015 IL App (4th) 140192-U (Ill. App. 2015) Union can ass...

This month’s podcast features an overview of the anti-public safety collective bargaining legislation making its way in various state houses across the country and an important new genetic information discrimination case involving a firefighter. Cases discussed: Firefighter Wins Age Discrimination, GINA Claims, Lee v. City of Moraine Fire Department , 2015 WL 914440 (S.D. Ohio 2015) Firefigh...

Will interviews Minnesota management-side labor attorney Greg Wiley on a most unusual case from the Minnesota Supreme Court. The court unanimously decided that a portion of Minnesota’s public records law allows employees the right to a hearing to challenge some aspects of performance evaluations. The case involved Todd Schwanke, an employee of the Steele County Sheriff’s Office who was dissatisfie...

Will Interviews management-side attorney Tim Yeung of the law firm Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai on a recent decision from the California Public Employment Relations Board to prohibit blanket confidentiality clauses during investigations. Tim writes California PERB Blog , which is an invaluable resource resource that we highly recommend you check out.

Will interviews attorney Jeffrey Edwards and IAFF Local 522 representative Steve Loza about a case involving whether the wearing of union logos in the workplace is a protected union right.

Will interviews Dr. Philip Tucker of Swansea University in Wales about an important study on the cognitive effects of shift work.

[jwplayer player=”1″ mediaid=”9272″] Covered in this month’s podcast: The implications of a very important shift work study Are personal Cell phone records public documents Social media policy and discipline Wall Street Journal Article on using arbitration in police discipline Boston PD hair tests ruled invalid, Read decision Florida Court finds that mediation should...

Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law. http://lrisfirstbucket.s3.amazonaws.com/2014_11.m4a Featured in this month’s podcast: A review of contract negotiations with the nation&#...

Are public safety agencies prepared for communicable disease epidemics? What sorts of questions should public safety agencies be asking about their policies? Will Aitchison discusses these issues in our latest podcast. http://lrisfirstbucket.s3.amazonaws.com/Communicable%20Diseases%2010-24%20edited.mp3 Download the podcast (Use this link to listen on Apple devices) Subscribe to this podcast via RS...

Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law. In this month’s podcast, Will covers a federal bankruptcy judge ruling that upends the widely held belief that public workers’ pensions h...

Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law. Featured in this month’s podcast: The looming crisis in police recruitment Illinois post-retirement health insurance constitutionally pro...

Included in this month’s podcast: A roundup of recent labor contract signings Federal appeals court upholds verdict against fire union In absence of binding promise, no protection for post-retirement insurance Kansas court limits ability to appeal discipline to civil service boards LAPD officer wins FLSA retaliation lawsuit No remedy for violation of IA non-disclosure law The importance of i...

In this month’s First Thursday podcast, Will discusses the impact of three major Supreme Court decisions dealing with ‘Fair Share’, cell phone searches and Garcetti . http://d33ejgwsompntb.cloudfront.net/2014_07.m4a Download the podcast (Use this link to listen on Apple devices) Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by email

In what some have termed the most significant labor case in years, the United States Supreme Court has rejected a request to hold “fair share” assessments unconstitutional. http://d33ejgwsompntb.cloudfront.net/Harris_Quinn.m4a “Fair share” assessments occur under the laws of 20 states which not only grant public employees the right to bargain, but also impose upon unions the duty to fairly represe...

Featured in this month’s podcast: Preview of the Supreme Court’s decision on Fair Share case, Harris v. Quinn California PERB holds factfinding applies to mid-term bargaining How the ADA and FMLA interact in the fitness-for-duty process Discussions at union e-board meeting privileged Union has right to conduct parallel disciplinary investigation Court upholds arbitrator’s opinion in sex case...

Featured in this month’s podcast: Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on race and gender preferences in employment, education Retired police firefighters reach deal with Detroit Two important California PERB decisions Privacy for personal email and cell phone records of public officials Yet another Brady case (Yay!) http://d33ejgwsompntb.cloudfront.net/2014_05.m4a Download the podcast...

Featured in this month’s podcast: Does state’s flex time system violate the FLSA? Is county required to pay corrections officers overtime for meal periods? LAFD dispatchers, aeromedical technicians not firefighters for FLSA purposes Supreme Court to rule on Amazon workers FLSA Can employer force employee to use FMLA leave at the same time employee is using sick leave? Threat of a seizure eno...

Featured in this month’s podcast: Required retirement contributions do not violate ‘Contracts Clause’ Will answers an FLSA question submitted on our website Officer can be disciplined for working without permission Officer’s injury during paid lunch not compensable under workers’ comp Court rules that seeing suspect killed is ‘normal’ for police Due process requires p...

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