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Garrity Right: Protection and Prohibition Triggered by Compulsion

October 24, 2008

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By FRANK A. GUIDO POAM General Counsel A recent article, Take the Garrity Quiz, Do You Know Your Rights?, which appeared in the Winter 2004-2005 edition of The Peace Officer, a publication of the Frat...

Printable Garrity Form

October 24, 2008

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Failure to Recall is… Termination Without Just Cause

October 24, 2008

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor In April 2003, the Frankfort Police Department laid off its least senior officer in the department. Under the terms of its existing contract that expired in 2004, recall from...

Retroactivity of Grievances

October 24, 2008

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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...

Mutual Agreement Must Take Place to Change Work Schedule

October 24, 2008

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor This case was a contract interpretation dispute arising as a result of a change in work schedule. POAM contended that the Employer violated the Collective Bargaining Agreemen...

5 Behavioral Characteristics That Tend to Get Cops Killed

October 24, 2008

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Certain behavioral characteristics tend to get cops killed Fifteen years ago, after an exhaustive five-year study of officer murders, a research team from the FBI delivered a simple but compelling mes...

Grievance Procedure

October 24, 2008

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Practical Aspects of P.A. 312

October 24, 2008

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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...

The Legislative Director’s Chair

October 24, 2008

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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...

H.R. 218 – Active and Retired Law Enforcement Officers Right to Carry

October 24, 2008

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On July 22, President Bush signed into law H.R. 218, titled “the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004.” This legislation allows off-duty and retired officers to carry concealed weap...

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Garrity Right: Protection and Prohibition Triggered by Compulsion

Printable Garrity Form

Failure to Recall is… Termination Without Just Cause

Retroactivity of Grievances

Mutual Agreement Must Take Place to Change Work Schedule

5 Behavioral Characteristics That Tend to Get Cops Killed

Grievance Procedure

Practical Aspects of P.A. 312

The Legislative Director’s Chair

H.R. 218 – Active and Retired Law Enforcement Officers Right to Carry

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