Monday, June 26, 2017

Politics, police, progressive discipline and just cause

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Two officers of the DeFuniak Springs Police department, Officer Richard Boblitt and Sergeant Anthony Kaiser, claimed they were dismissed in ...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Letter of Reprimand and recording of classes didn't violate university professor's academic freedom

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Arbitrator Thomas W. Young issued an award in a dispute between the University of Central Florida and one of its professors. The grievant ha...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Arbitrator overturns termination of Miami police officer for invocation of Fifth Amendment rights

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Arbitrator Donald Spero has issued an  award  in a dispute between The city of Miami and the Miami Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #20. Gr...
Sunday, June 4, 2017

Law Enforcement: Untruthfulness, reinstatement and Brady issues

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Post reinstatement Brady issues for law enforcement officers terminated for claimed dishonesty Several recent cases involve this issue....
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Quick Hits- Police Officers' Bill of Rights, respirator fit tests, and an arbitrator's authority to modify discipline

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City's untimely discipline violates Police Officers' Bill of Rights - Reinstatement ordered Arbitrator Kenneth Starr granted in p...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Public policy, police use of force, condonation and the likelihood of recidivism

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It took an arbitration, two court decisions and a second arbitration, discussing issues of police use of force, condonation of misconduct, d...
Sunday, May 7, 2017

DC Circuit panel split on impact of public policy on OIG investigation arbitration award

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In National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 189 Labor Committee , the DC Circuit, over a strong dissent by Judg...