First Thursday, January 2016
In this month’s podcast, Will discusses the reasons why police and fire personnel have lower health care utilization than civilian employees. He also covers the
January 7, 2016
In this month’s podcast, Will discusses the reasons why police and fire personnel have lower health care utilization than civilian employees. He also covers the
In this month’s podcast, Will discusses attacks on police union bargaining rights from both the left and right sides of the political spectrum and covers
In this month’s First Thursday podcast, Will reviews an important Brady decision out of Texas and cases involving Weingarten, Garrity, police officer bill of rights,
Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: The Negotiability Of A Disciplinary Matrix, Middletown Borough Police Officers Association, 47 PPER ¶ 30 (Penn. LRB 2015)
Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: Review of the Department of Labor’s rule changes concerning who is exempt from overtime under the FLSA A
Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: The ‘Firefighter’s Rule’ Marches On, Nagy v. Arsenault, 2015 WL 3685212 (Conn. Super. 2015) Payroll System Failures No
Topics discussed in this month’s podcast include: Supreme Court To Hear Case Threatening Public Employee Unions, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association No Right For Non-Members
Cases discussed in this month’s podcast include: Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Reform Legislation, In re Pension Reform Litigation, 2015 IL 118585 (Ill. 2015)
Cases discussed in this month’s podcast include: The negotiability of workplace cameras, IAFF, Local 3315 v. Snohomish Fire District 3, 2015 WL 1013220 (Wash. PERC
This month’s podcast features an overview of the anti-public safety collective bargaining legislation making its way in various state houses across the country and an
In this month’s podcast, Will discusses another public safety employee losing her job because of Facebook, two FLSA cases, an important firefighter staffing opinion and
In this month’s podcast, Will talks about the influence of American Legislative Exchange Council and various anti-public safety union bills it has created that are
It’s the first First Thursday podcast of the new year, albeit a little late due to the holidays. Here’s what in this month’s First Thursday
[jwplayer player=”1″ mediaid=”9272″] Covered in this month’s podcast: The implications of a very important shift work study Are personal Cell phone records public documents Social
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
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
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
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,
In this month’s First Thursday podcast, Will discusses the impact of three major Supreme Court decisions dealing with ‘Fair Share’, cell phone searches and Garcetti.
In what some have termed the most significant labor case in years, the United States Supreme Court has rejected a request to hold “fair share”
Featured in this month’s podcast: Preview of the Supreme Court’s decision on Fair Share case, Harris v. Quinn California PERB holds factfinding applies to mid-term
Featured in this month’s podcast: Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s ban on race and gender preferences in employment, education Retired police firefighters reach deal with Detroit
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
Featured in this month’s podcast: Required retirement contributions do not violate ‘Contracts Clause’ Will answers an FLSA question submitted on our website Officer can be
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