Podcasts – Labor Relations Information System

By Richard Poulson, LRIS

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February 14, 2015 State Public Records Law And Performance Evaluations
Will interviews Minnesota management-side labor attorney Greg Wiley on a most unusual case from the Minnesota Supreme Court. The court unanimously decided that a portion of Minnesota’s public records law allows employees the right to a hearing to challenge some aspects of performance evaluations. The case involved Todd Schwanke, an employee of the Steele County Sheriff’s Office who was dissatisfied with his 2011 performance evaluation.
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January 14, 2015 Interview With Tim Yeung On California PERB’s Decision On “No-Contact” Orders
Will Interviews management-side attorney Tim Yeung of the law firm Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai on a recent decision from the California Public Employment Relations Board to prohibit blanket confidentiality clauses during investigations. Tim writes California PERB Blog, which is an invaluable resource resource that we highly recommend you check out.
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24min
January 06, 2015 Union Logos In The Workplace
Will interviews attorney Jeffrey Edwards and IAFF Local 522 representative Steve Loza about a case involving whether the wearing of union logos in the workplace is a protected union right.
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23min
December 06, 2014 The Cognitive Effects Of Shift Work
Will interviews Dr. Philip Tucker of Swansea University in Wales about an important study on the cognitive effects of shift work.
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21min
December 03, 2014First Thursday, December 2014
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Covered in this month’s podcast:
The implications of a very important shift work study
Are personal Cell phone records public documents
Social media policy and discipline
Wall Street Journal Article on using arbitration in police discipline
Boston PD hair tests ruled invalid, Read decision
Florida Court finds that mediation should be open to public, Brown v. Denton, 2014 WL 5333480 (Fla. App. 2014)
Union misses deadline, loses 4% raise, Borough of Gettysburg v. Teamsters Local No. 776, 2014 WL 5462462 (Penn. Cmwlth. 2014)
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53min
November 11, 2014First Thursday, November 2014
Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law.
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Featured in this month’s podcast:
A review of contract negotiations with the nation’s three largest cities – New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Massachusetts to pay $2.1 million to settle state trooper overtime suit
No constitutional ban on raising pension contributions for firefighters, Taylor v. City of Gadsden, 2014 WL 4548614 (11th Cir. 2014)
Toledo not allowed to unilaterally modify contract provisions, Toledo Police Command Officers’ Association v. SERB, 2014 WL 4824268 (Ohio App. 2014)
No second try for employer in drug case, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. California State Personnel Board, 2014 WL 4723329 (Cal. App. 2014)
Union Loses Request For Tro To Stop Investigation Of President, State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey, Inc. v. State of New Jersey, 2014 WL 4495130 (3rd Cir. 2014)
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49min
October 24, 2014 Communicable Disease Policies
Are public safety agencies prepared for communicable disease epidemics? What sorts of questions should public safety agencies be asking about their policies? Will Aitchison discusses these issues in our latest podcast.
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October 03, 2014First Thursday, October 2014
Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law.
In this month’s podcast, Will covers a federal bankruptcy judge ruling that upends the widely held belief that public workers’ pensions have a special status in California that makes them impossible to cut, further chipping away at the idea that pensions are sacrosanct in a municipal bankruptcy.
Also discussed:
California Courts Continue Hard Line On Officer Dishonesty
Gore v. San Diego County Civil Service Commission, 2014 WL 4628022 (Cal. App. 2014)
‘Cantankerous’ Officer Loses ADA Claims
Weaving v. City of Hillsboro, 2014 WL 3973411 (9th Cir. 2014)
Surveillance Does Not Violate Deputy’s Privacy Rights
Brock v. Dunning, 288 Neb. 909 (2014)
Fire Chief exempt from FLSA
Trout v. Village of Westmont, 2014 WL 4770555 (N.D. Illinois 2014)
Officer Loses Duty Disability Claim By Trying To Bench Press Too Much
Shafer v. Lake in the Hills Pension Board, 2014 IL App (2d) 131002-U (Ill. App. 2014)
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Here is the list of Brady arbitration decisions mentioned in the podcast:
City of Elma, Washington (Thomas Levak, 2013)
Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, FMCS #130114-52556-7 (Jerome Diekemper 2013)
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 127 LA 283 (Felicio 2010)
County of Stanislaus, 128 LA 592 (Pool. 2010)
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49min
September 04, 2014First Thursday, September 2014
Each month, Will Aitchison discusses recent news stories, legal decisions and economic developments that impact public safety employees and employers, union and management representatives, and attorneys involved with public safety labor and employment law.
Featured in this month’s podcast:
The looming crisis in police recruitment
Illinois post-retirement health insurance constitutionally protected – Kanerva v. Weems, 2014 IL 115811 (Ill. 2014)
Philadelphia’s long-standing ban on police PAC contributions struck down – Lodge No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Philadelphia, 2014 WL 4056694 (3rd Cir. 2014)
California Bill of Rights limitations statute begins running before officer is identified – Pedro v. City of Los Angeles, 2014 WL 4181813 (Cal. App. 2014)
LAPD officer wins $2.8 million in retaliation suit – Torres v. City of Los Angeles, 2014 WL 4235967 (Cal. App. 2014)
Civilian employee loses ‘equal pay for equal work’ lawsuit – Viana v. Knight, 2014 WL 4101700 (M.D. Fla. 2014)
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56min
August 06, 2014First Thursday, August 2014
Included in this month’s podcast:
A roundup of recent labor contract signings
Federal appeals court upholds verdict against fire union
In absence of binding promise, no protection for post-retirement insurance
Kansas court limits ability to appeal discipline to civil service boards
LAPD officer wins FLSA retaliation lawsuit
No remedy for violation of IA non-disclosure law
The importance of intent in termination cases
Weingarten rights apply to written statements
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How many episodes does Podcasts – Labor Relations Information System have?

The podcast currently has 198 episodes available.