Protecting the Protectors
Protecting the Protectors
Last week Governor Rick Snyder signed House Bill 5189, which eased the requirements necessary to qualify for EVIP payments. This legislation is good news for public employees as it ...
Read a list of all the bills in front of the Michigan Legislature that could possibly affect the POAM membership.
POAM received a request from the Michigan Employment Relations Commission regarding the number of unfair labor practices filed against employers regarding Public Act 152.
Read POAM's General Counsel Frank A. Guido's memorandum to POAM members regarding heath care costs and coordinating PA 54 and PA 152.
Read further explanation of POAM's position regarding Public Act 152 of 2011, the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act. POAM has already filed an unfair labor practice charge against the act.
Below you will see POAM's official position on Public Act 63 of 2011. PA 63 of 2011 is an act that requires all municipalities in the State of Michigan to publish a Citizen's Guide to their finances. All municipalities must to this to be eligible to receive future statutory payments from the State of Michigan.
With the political season ramping up, Congress and the Administration have been busily working to complete action on several necessary pieces of legislation and working to advance their respective legislative and regulatory priorities. With this in mind, we wanted to make you aware of several issues which have the potential to impact the law enforcement community in the state of Michigan.
An amendment to HB 5002 that exempts police and fire from workers' compensation changes passed today. The Senate will vote on the bill later today.
YOU MUST COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR MICHIGAN SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING HOUSE BILL 4059 IMMEDIATELY!
Republican Representative Marty Knollenberg has sponsored H.B. 4059 which would amend the Public Employment Relations Act ...
On June 2nd, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Appropriation bill was passed by a vote of 231-188. The Fiscal 2012 Homeland Security Spending Bill includes several grants, including ...
