Will interviews Oklahoma attorney Scott Wood. Mr. Wood represented Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby when she was charged with two counts of manslaughter after her shooting of an unarmed civilian drew national media attention. The details of the incident are covered as well as the far-reaching implications of this case for officers involved in critical…
Will interviews Bureau of Labor Statistics economist Steve Reed on recent revisions to the Consumer Price Index local and regional indices and their possible impacts on collective bargaining agreements. LISTEN
Will interviews Kelley School of Business Professor Cristiano Guarana about his research on effects of sleep deprivation in the work environment and its implications on public safety employees. LISTEN
Will interviews management attorney Jon Dileno, who represented the City of Cleveland in an arbitration hearing dealing with a deadly police chase that involved dozens of Cleveland police officers. Will and Jon discuss the details of this case, how the arbitrator reached his decision and what the impact has been. LISTEN Arbitrator’s Award
Will interviews attorney Robert Buschel about his case dealing with a Florida civilian review board’s authority to subpoena police officers. The case is D’Agastino v. City of Miami, 2017 WL 2687694 (Fla. 2017). Mr. Buschel is also the author of the novel By Silent Majority. LISTEN
Will interviews Alex Seitz-Wald of NBC News about his report How Firefighters Help Explain the Outcome of 2016 Election. LISTEN
Will interviews attorney James Moore of Oklahoma City about a major body camera arbitration decision. An arbitrator ruled that “the use of body-worn cameras constitutes an enormous change in the working conditions of police officers,” and held that the City could not unilaterally implement its body camera program. LISTEN UPDATE As my post on the…
Will interviews Randy Doubrava about a bombshell Brady case out of the Texas Court of Appeals, Brown v. Nero, 2015 WL 5666172 (Tex. App. 2015). Randy, an attorney for the Texas Municipal Police Association, was one of the attorneys for the appellant. Listen
In this podcast, Will interviews California management attorney Barbara Raileanu about a case involving whether a supervisor’s log can be considered a “personnel file” under the California Firefighter Procedural Bill of Rights. Download podcast Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by email Subscribe to Labor Relations Information System »…
In this podcast, Will interviews California management attorney Barbara Raileanu about a case involving whether a supervisor’s log can be considered a “personnel file” under the California Firefighter Procedural Bill of Rights.
Will interviews Kansas attorney Steve Bukaty an important case dealing with Brady and Giglio in the town of Hutchinson and a Brady/Giglio policy in the Wichita Police Department. Download podcast Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by email The post Interview With Steve Bukaty On Brady And Giglio appeared…
Will interviews Minnesota management-side labor attorney Greg Wiley on a most unusual case from the Minnesota Supreme Court. The court unanimously decided that a portion of Minnesota’s public records law allows employees the right to a hearing to challenge some aspects of performance evaluations. The case involved Todd Schwanke, an employee of the Steele County…
Will Interviews management-side attorney Tim Yeung of the law firm Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai on a recent decision from the California Public Employment Relations Board to prohibit blanket confidentiality clauses during investigations. Tim writes California PERB Blog, which is an invaluable resource resource that we highly recommend you check out.
Will interviews attorney Jeffrey Edwards and IAFF Local 522 representative Steve Loza about a case involving whether the wearing of union logos in the workplace is a protected union right.
Will interviews Dr. Philip Tucker of Swansea University in Wales about an important study on the cognitive effects of shift work.
In this edition of our podcast interview series, Will speaks with Jacob Kalinski of Silver, Hadden, Silver & Levine about a case involving California’s Police Officer Bill of Rights Act and the statute of limitations that is built into it. [audiomack src=”https://www.audiomack.com/song/lris/interview-with-jacob-kalinski”] Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by…
Will speaks with Palm Beach County PBA attorney Gary Lippman about the bargaining implications of body camera policies. What is it a labor union would want to bargain over a body camera policy? [audiomack src=”https://www.audiomack.com/song/lris/interview-with-gary-lippman”] Subscribe to this podcast via RSS or iTunes Subscribe to this podcast by email
In the latest podcast in our interview series, Will speaks with management-side employment attorney, Robin Shea of the law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP. Robin has more than 20 years’ experience in employment litigation and is author of the blog Employment & Labor Insider. You can also follow Robin on Twitter @RobinEShea. Will and…
This podcast features an interview with Peter Berk, a New Jersey attorney with the law firm of Genova Burns Giantomasi Webster who, among other things, represents management interests in labor relations matters. The interview covers a very significant FLSA case coming out of the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals in which Mr. Berk represented…
In this special podcast, Will interviews Steven Betz, an attorney with the law firm of Rains Lucia Stern, PC, about when an employer can order an employer to turn over a personal cellphone in the course of a disciplinary investigation. This wide ranging discussion between two prominent labor attorneys examines the issue for which there…
