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A Roundup of Free Speech CasesPast

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Reverberations from the Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006) continue to be felt in the area of the free speech rights of public employees. A series of recent cases ...
Printable Garrity Form

Printable Garrity FormPast

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  WHAT ARE GARRITY RIGHTS? Garrity Rights originate from a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garrity v. New Jersey. These rights protect public employees from being compelled to incriminate the...
Retroactivity of Grievances

Retroactivity of GrievancesPast

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor On February 14, 2007, Ottawa County Circuit Judge Edward R. Post issued an opinion and order affirming a previous Act 312 arbitration panel award. Act 312 provides for compul...
Michigan Senate

Practical Aspects of P.A. 312Past

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When economic times are difficult, as they presently are, the need for a stabilizing law, like the Compulsory Arbitration Act, is paramount. The Compulsory Arbitration Act safeguards the public by avo...
Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

The Legislative Director’s Chair Part 1Past

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by Kenneth E. Grabowski State Representative Richard LeBlanc (D-Westland), upon the request of POAM, has introduced H.B. 5796. This Bill will protect a union agent who has a representative relationshi...