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Winter 2023 Updated | POAM

Pension Watch

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By Dennis McGrann and Sherri L. Juell, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. You work your shift every day, watching out for the people you serve and your colleagues on the force. When it comes to keeping ...
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POAM Office Staff

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Behind every successful operation there are the support persons who are the “wind beneath the wings.” POAM’s daily operations are enhanced by its competent team of office staffers. F...
Past Practice

What Constitutes a Past Practice?

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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&#...
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Bereavement Leave Not Limited to Day of Funeral

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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...
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A Roundup of Free Speech Cases

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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 ...