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Internet Privacy Protection Act

September 14, 2017

AN ACT to prohibit employers and educational institutions from requiring certain individuals to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of p...

Garrity Right: Procedure to Follow to Properly Assert The Right

June 2, 2016

POAM General Counsel Frank Guido has detailed the step-by-step procedure for members to assert their garrity right, re-emphasizing that "compulsion" must exist to assert the protection.

How Does Governmental Immunity Apply to the Acts of Police Officers?Past

November 15, 2014

By Arthur A. Borella As a police officer, it is a good idea to know when you may be vulnerable to a civil lawsuit based on personal injuries caused by you on the job. For instance, a police officer ma...

Criminal Investigation Conducted by Employer Triggers Weingarten Rights

April 28, 2011

Written by Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor POAM represents communication dispatchers within the Dearborn Police Department. In 2007, one of the members began a publicly accessible, on-line weblog, popularly re...

Discipline Stemming From Ticket Quota Overturned

October 19, 2010

By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor In July 2008, Ypsilanti Police Chief Matthew Harshberger issued an order mandating that all police officers appear in Court on all traffic citations as part of a pilot progra...

Take Home Vehicles Determined to be a Past Practice in Garden City

October 19, 2010

By Ed Jacques, LEJ Editor For approximately 30 years in Garden City, the position of deputy chief, lieutenant, special investigations, and lieutenants supervising all support and professional services...

Michigan Department of Corrections

October 19, 2010

Open Letter to All Employees 10/ 08/2010 Frequently Asked Questions by MDOC Members

Frequently Asked Questions by MDOC Members

October 19, 2010

Open Letter to All Employees 10/ 08/2010

October 11, 2010

Shift Steward Elections 10/05/2010

October 5, 2010

Shift Steward Elections 10/05/2010

Mental Health Program for Law Enforcement and First Responders

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COVID-19 Workers Compensation Emergency Order

POAM has made requests to cover members in case of COVID-19 illness. The State of Michigan has issued a Workers Compensation Emergency Order below that offers our union protection.

Law Enforcement Legal Information for POAM Members

Internet Privacy Protection Act

Garrity Right: Procedure to Follow to Properly Assert The Right

How Does Governmental Immunity Apply to the Acts of Police Officers?Past

Criminal Investigation Conducted by Employer Triggers Weingarten Rights

Discipline Stemming From Ticket Quota Overturned

Take Home Vehicles Determined to be a Past Practice in Garden City

Michigan Department of Corrections

Frequently Asked Questions by MDOC Members

Open Letter to All Employees 10/ 08/2010

Shift Steward Elections 10/05/2010

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