First Thursday

Announcements:

• The new edition of our book The Rights of Law Enforcement Officers is now available.
• 2021 Seminar Schedule
• LRIS Webinars

Cases:

• When Does An Employer Have To Disclose Disciplinary Files? Milwaukee Police Supervisors’ Organization v. City of Milwaukee, 2020 WL 5747114 (WI.Emp.Rel.Com. 2020).
• ‘Mere Technical’ Violations Of Bill Of Rights Not Basis To Reverse Termination, Hiller v. City of Rehoboth Beach, 2020 WL 5637053 (Del. Super. 2020).
• Firefighter Intentionally Hit By Fire Truck Has No Federal Lawsuit, Smothers v. District of Columbia, 2020 WL 5411294 (D.D.C. 2020).
• ‘Failure To Train’ Claim Must Show Deliberate Indifference, Pepitone v. Township of Lower Merion, 2020 WL 4604481 (E.D. Pa. 2020).

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Protests in Portland, Oregon

Social media screening services

From our Q&A: Is there existing case law regarding an employee’s refusal to wear a protective mask on religious grounds?

Cases:

Public Records Law Prevails Over Purging Clause In Contract, City of Chicago v. Fraternal Order of Police, 2020 IL 124831 (7^th Cir. 2020)

Contracts And Memoranda Of Understanding, City of Brook Park v. FOP, Lodge #15, 2020 WL 3501301 (Ohio App. 2020).

Patronage Allowed In Missouri Sheriff Departments, Curtis v. Christian County, Missouri, 2020 WL 3477025 (8^th Cir. 2020).

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A previous version of this podcast included the wrong recording. Will discusses Minnesota’s sweeping new police reform billp just passed last night. Sections 1 & 3, Peer Counseling (00:01:20) Section 2, Critical Incident Stress Management Data (00:05:11) Section 4, Critical Incident Stress Management Team Members (00:05:25) Section 5, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit (00:07:25) Section 6, Residency (00:07:58) Sections 7, 8 & 9 Use of Force (00:08:20) Section 10, Board of Police Officers Standards and Training (00:09:35) Section 11, POST Licensure (00:09:53) Section 12, Warrior Style Training (00:10:22) Section 13, Ensuring Police Excellence and Improving Community Relations Advisory Council...

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Covered in this month’s podcast: Labor and employment issues coming out of the pandemic (00:00:43) The police reform movement (00:03:56) Brady Does Not Allow Employer To Fire Officer Without Providing Reasons, Borough of Gettysburg v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 776, 2020 WL 3022985 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2020) (00:15:01) Contract’s Wage Provisions Not Constitutionally Protected, Sullivan v. Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, 959 F.3d 54 (2nd Cir. 2020) (00:28:44) The issue of severance (00:36:54) Sergeants Not Severed From Rank-And-File Union, Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office, 46 NJPER ¶ 107 (N.J. PERC Rep. Dir. 2020) Labor Board Refuses To Sever Detectives From Sworn...

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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).