The effects of the Tax Cut and Reform Bill. Minimum Staffing For Police Not Negotiable In Illinois, Village of Maywood, 34 PERI ¶ 77 (Ill. LRB Gen. Counsel 2017). Taser Exposure Not Essential To Job Of Detective, Lewis v. City of Union City, 2017 WL 6397619 (11th Cir. 2017). ‘Ominous Context’ Of Interview Triggers Weingarten […]

This month’s First Thursday podcast is a week late because the podcast producer dropped the ball (sorry). We’re offering a prize to the first listener who can identify the classic television show theme music Will uses as his ring tone. This month’s podcast includes: What the new tax bill means for public safety agencies and […]

Will interviews Bureau of Labor Statistics economist Steve Reed on recent revisions to the Consumer Price Index local and regional indices and their possible impacts on collective bargaining agreements. LISTEN

Will talks about the rising police wages in several large California cities and the following cases: Threats Made By Family Of Suspect Shot By Officer Do Not Amount To ‘Extraordinary Stress,’ Burt-Redding v. Town of Grand Chute, 2017 WL 3037553 (Wis. App. 2017) Lieutenant’s Speech, Not Membership In Group, Costs Him Job, Doggrell v. City […]

Will interviews Kelley School of Business Professor Cristiano Guarana about his research on effects of sleep deprivation in the work environment and its implications on public safety employees. LISTEN

Will discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a fair share case, what the ruling will likely be and how it will effect public safety employee unions. He also covers the Bureau of Labor Statistics new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and what it means when negotiating a new contract. (See […]

In this month’s podcast, Will discusses the the potential impact of the nominee to head Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. He also talks about public perception of police misconduct and the role law enforcement organizations must play in the conversation. This month’s cases are: Highway Patrol’s Overbroad Policies Violate Free Speech Rights, Moonin […]

Will interviews management attorney Jon Dileno, who represented the City of Cleveland in an arbitration hearing dealing with a deadly police chase that involved dozens of Cleveland police officers. Will and Jon discuss the details of this case, how the arbitrator reached his decision and what the impact has been. LISTEN Arbitrator’s Award

This month cases: Brady And The Privacy Of Personnel Records, Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. Superior Court, 2017 WL 2962901 (Cal. App. 2017) Bill Of Rights Requires Administrative Appeal After Final Disciplinary Decision Made, Morgado v. City and County of San Francisco, 2017 WL 2791413 (Cal. App. 2017) No Expectation Of Privacy During […]

Will interviews attorney Robert Buschel about his case dealing with a Florida civilian review board’s authority to subpoena police officers. The case is D’Agastino v. City of Miami, 2017 WL 2687694 (Fla. 2017). Mr. Buschel is also the author of the novel By Silent Majority. LISTEN