Podcasts – Labor Relations Information System

Will interviews Randy Doubrava about a bombshell Brady case out of the Texas Court of Appeals, Brown v. Nero , 2015 WL 5666172 (Tex. App. 2015). Randy, an attorney for the Texas Municipal Police Association, was one of the attorneys for the appellant. Listen

In this month’s podcast, Will discusses attacks on police union bargaining rights from both the left and right sides of the political spectrum and covers the following cases. City May Recoup Costs From Former Peace Officer For Peace Officer Standards And Training (“POST”) Certification, In re Acknowledgment Cases , 239 Cal. App.4th 1498 (2015) In Georgia, Deputy Sheriffs Can Be Fired F...

In this month’s First Thursday podcast, Will reviews an important Brady decision out of Texas and cases involving Weingarten , Garrity , police officer bill of rights, presumptive causation and protected speech. Major Brady Case From Texas, Brown v. Nero , 2015 WL 5666172 (Tex. App. 2015) Questioning About Use Of Force Incident Triggers Weingarten Rights, New York State Correctional Officers...

In this podcast, Will interviews California management attorney Barbara Raileanu about a case involving whether a supervisor’s log can be considered a “personnel file” under the California Firefighter Procedural Bill of Rights.

Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: The Negotiability Of A Disciplinary Matrix, Middletown Borough Police Officers Association , 47 PPER ¶ 30 (Penn. LRB 2015) Acquittal In Criminal Case Does Not Mean Firefighter Could Not Be Fired, City of Seattle , (Lankford 2015) Deputy Sheriff Can Be Fired For Conduct While On Unpaid Leave, Negron v. Los Angeles County Civil Service Commissi...

Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: Review of the Department of Labor’s rule changes concerning who is exempt from overtime under the FLSA A Cleveland firefighter was ordered to pay $2,500 for personal calls on city phone San Jose mayor changes position on police officers paying training costs Daily log is not a “personnel file” for purposes of firefighter bill of rights, Poole...

Will interviews Kansas attorney Steve Bukaty an important case dealing with Brady and Giglio in the town of Hutchinson and a Brady/Giglio policy in the Wichita Police Department. Download podcast Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by email The post Interview With Steve Bukaty On Brady And Giglio appeared first on Labor Relations Information System.

Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: The ‘Firefighter’s Rule’ Marches On, Nagy v. Arsenault , 2015 WL 3685212 (Conn. Super. 2015) Payroll System Failures No Defense To FLSA Violation, Souryavongv. Lackawanna County , 2015 WL 3409472 (M.D. Pa. 2015) Administrative Leave Can Last Too Long, City of Waltham v. Waltham Police Patrol Officers’ Union , 2015 WL 3755905 (Mass. App. 2015)...

Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: Supreme Court To Hear Case Threatening Public Employee Unions, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association No Right For Non-Members To Vote On Contract, AFSCME Council 25 v. Yunkman , 2015 WL 3505668 (Mich. App. 2015) The Department of Labor Issues Draft FLSA Exemptions Regulation Health Care Cashback, Merit Pay Must Be Included In FLSA Ove...

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...