NEW YORK, NY – NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday refused to back off his harsh criticism of ex-top cop Ray Kelly – and blamed the media for stirring up a “tempest in a teapot” after he blasted his predecessor on a talk show. “I stand by it,” Bratton, 66, said during a news conference […]
IOWA – To some who work under them, rules for firefighters and police are behind the times. Davenport firefighter Mike Rose has a partial “sleeve,” which is a tattoo that covers part of his arm. He got the ink about six years ago when he joined the Army. In the military, he said, tattoos are […]
SAN JOSE, CA – Adding to the drumbeat of dwindling officer numbers at the San Jose Police Department was the news Wednesday that the next police academy will be among the smallest in decades, underlining concerns about the agency’s ability to attract new cops amid a heated political battle over pay and pension reform. According […]
PITTSBURGH, PA – In the wake of a split verdict in the civil case filed by Jordan Miles against three police officers, Mayor Bill Peduto said Tuesday he wants to create a policy to discipline officers who are found in the wrong in civil trials and said that he would not rule out discipline for […]
NEW ORLEANS – A recent ruling by the Louisiana Supreme Court demands the City of New Orleans pay the fire department’s retirement and relief fund $17.5 million. Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration stopped paying into the fund in 2012 alleging neglect by the firefighter’s pension board. “In these tough times, it is particularly offensive that the […]
Featured in this month’s podcast: Does state’s flex time system violate the FLSA? Is county required to pay corrections officers overtime for meal periods? LAFD dispatchers, aeromedical technicians not firefighters for FLSA purposes Supreme Court to rule on Amazon workers FLSA Can employer force employee to use FMLA leave at the same time employee is […]
