First Thursday
Richard Poulson, LRIS
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First Thursday, December 2021
First Thursday
12/03/21 • 54 min
This month’s podcast covers the most recent updates on vaccine mandates as well as the following cases:
Due Process And The Brady Rule, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 v. City of Philadelphia, 2021 WL 5182646 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2021) (see also Duchesne v. Hillsborough County Attorney, 2015 WL 3897798 (N.H. 2015)).
Union Entitled To Materials In Member’s Disciplinary File, In re New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, 54 PERB ¶ 3025 (N.Y. PERB 2021)
First Thursday, August 2022
First Thursday
08/08/22 • 44 min
In this month’s podcast:
Religious speech implications of the Supreme Court’s Kennedy decision.
Confederate Flag Costs Sergeant Her Job, Cotriss v. City of Roswell, 2022 WL 2345729 (11th Cir. 2022).
Garrity Offers No Protection For Dishonesty, Delaware v. MacColl, 2022 WL 2388397 (Del. Super. 2022).
No Due Process Right To Promotion From Expired List, Cummings v. City of Bridgeport, 2022 WL 1720335 (D. Conn. 2022).
Pre-Disciplinary Hearing Must Precede, Not Follow, Sustaining Of Complaint, Washington v. Shreveport fire & Police Civil Service Board, 2022 WL 1654146 (La. App. 2022).
Officer’s Experience With Death And Decaying Bodies Defeats Disability Claim, Mesmer v. Board of Trustees, 2022 WL 946070 (N.J. App. 2022).
First Thursday, April 2021
First Thursday
04/01/21 • -1 min
- 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, May 2021
First Thursday
05/06/21 • 46 min
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, November 2020
First Thursday
11/04/20 • 51 min
Will discusses ballot measures from across the country on police issues.
Cases covered:
Prosecutor Allowed To Disclose Brady Information To Chief, In re Grand Jury Investigation, 485 Mass. 641 (Mass. 2020).
Prosecutor Shielded From Officers’ Suit By Qualified Immunity, Stockdale v. Helper, 2020 WL 6372910 (6th Cir. 2020).
Reporting Corruption Not Protected By First Amendment, DeWyse v. Federspiel, 2020 WL 5993092 (6th Cir. 2020).
Reprimand Not Sufficiently ‘Adverse’ To Support Discrimination Suit, Green v. Cashion, 2020 WL 6372366 (Mich. App. 2020).
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First Thursday, October 2020
First Thursday
10/01/20 • 39 min
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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First Thursday, August 2020
First Thursday
08/06/20 • 44 min
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 (7th 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 (8th Cir. 2020).
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Minnesota Police Reform Bill (Corrected)
First Thursday
07/21/20 • 68 min
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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First Thursday, July 2020
First Thursday
07/01/20 • 54 min
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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First Thursday, June 2021
First Thursday
06/03/21 • 49 min
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).
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