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What Constitutes a Past Practice?

April 8, 2009

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The most often-cited reference to “past practice” is the article by Arbitrator Richard Mittenthal entitled “Past Practice and the Administration of Collective Bargaining Agreements&#...

Dearborn Re-Institutes Defined Benefit Pension Plan

April 2, 2009

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By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor After nearly two years of tough negotiations with the previous contract and administration and an ensuing Act 312 petition filed by the City of Dearborn against the Police Of...

Employer Required to Disclose Pre-Disciplinary Interviews and Identity of Witnesses

April 1, 2009

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In October 2004, Local 2898 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents rank-and-file employees of the Seattle Fire Department filed a grievance on behalf of a bargaining unit ...

Bereavement Leave Not Limited to Day of Funeral

April 1, 2009

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A firefighter for the City of Medford, Massachusetts Fire Department was scheduled to work a 24-hour shift on a Tuesday. The firefighter applied to take a day of bereavement leave after the death of h...

Internal Memoranda on Discipline Not Subject to Disclosure

March 1, 2009

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Florida’s equivalent of the Freedom of Information Act, known as the “Sunshine Law,” is one of the most expansive in the nation. With very few exceptions, the Sunshine Law requires that all gove...

A Roundup of Free Speech Cases

March 1, 2009

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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 ...

The Seven Tests of Just Cause

February 26, 2009

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Extended Legal Plan Contract

November 5, 2008

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Overview of Police Officers Association of Michigan Services

October 24, 2008

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POAM is a full service labor organization formed to meet every need of law enforcement officers. The POAM provides all labor related services, from negotiations, grievance processing, arbitration an...

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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