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Rhode Island Moves Back To Herd With Respect To Appeals Of Arbitrators’ Decisions

California Appeals Court Gives Broad Reading To Privacy Rules Concerning Internal Investigations And Disciplinary Appeals

New Orleans Police Officers Possess No Contract Right To “Run Out” Sick Leave On Retirement

Mass Refusal To Volunteer For Specialty Assignment Not An Illegal Strike

Officer Not Entitled To Civil Defense Where Lawsuit Stemmed From Failed Off-Duty Romantic Overtures

Employer Has No Liability When It Promptly Disciplines Sexual Harasser

Aged Applicant Has No Due Process Right To Job

Sixty-Year-Old Firefighter Wins At Least $109,222 In Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Fact That Dispatcher Was Getting Calls Wrong, Not Her Disability, Was Basis For Termination

Failure To Transfer Corporal To Crime Team Not Serious Enough Employment Action To Invoke Federal Discrimination Laws

Police Union Does Not Breach Duty Of Fair Representation By Reaching Grievance Settlement Without Consent Of Grievant

Time Frame For Filing Workers’ Compensation Claim For Firefighter’s Hearing Loss Starts Running On Last Day Of Exposure, Not When Firefighter Discovers Injury

Former Police Chief Loses Lawsuit Against Former Mayor Who Called Chief A Fat S.O.B.

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