Category: First Thursday Podcasts

First Thursday, May 2021

In this month’s podcast, Will cover public safety legislation from around the country. Maryland: Eliminates the police officers’ bill of rights, use of force reform,

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First Thursday, April 2021

Facts vs Perception On Race In Policing USA Today Article CUPES Study The Cases: Lawsuit Filed Challenging Mandatory Vaccination Of Corrections Employees, Legaretta v. Macias,

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First Thursday, March 2021

Upcoming LRIS webinars, premium podcasts and seminars. The cases: Firefighters, Families Lose Lawsuit Over Fatal House Fire, Speakman v. Williams, 2021 WL 49947 (3rd Cir.

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First Thursday, December 2020

It’s the last First Thursday podcast of 2020. Will gives a COVID-19 update and covers the following cases: Bargaining Obligation Prevails Over Wage Recoupment Statute,

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First Thursday, November 2020

Will discusses ballot measures from across the country on police issues. Cases covered: Prosecutor Allowed To Disclose Brady Information To Chief, In re Grand Jury

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First Thursday, August 2020

Protests in Portland, Oregon Social media screening services From our Q&A: Is there existing case law regarding an employee’s refusal to wear a protective mask

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First Thursday, July 2020

Covered in this month’s podcast: Labor and employment issues coming out of the pandemic (00:00:43) The police reform movement (00:03:56) Brady Does Not Allow Employer

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First Thursday, May 2020

Impact of COVID-19 Presumptive Causation Hazardous Duty Pay FFCRA Paid Leave Budget Issues Are officers at risk when arresting citizens not in compliance with a

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First Thursday, April 2020

Covered in this month’s podcast: Presumptive causation laws Changes to the California Peace Officer Bill of Rights (California Executive Order N-40-20) Philadelphia’s contract rollover for

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COVID-19 Policy Issues

Will Aitchison presents COVID-19 policy issues in a Q&A format. The questions along with their timestamps are as follows: Is the employer’s policy centralized? In

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First Thursday, March 2020

This month’s cases: Firefighters, Facial Hair, The ‘Empty Vessel’ Of Light Duty, And The ‘Driving Calculus of Bureaucracy,’ Bey v. City of New York, 2020

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First Thursday, February 2020

Developments with the Plain View Project First Lawsuit Against Plain View Project Is Dismissed, Pace v. Baker-White, 2020 WL 134316 (E.D. Pa. 2020) Firefighter Fired

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