Bias – Labor Relations Information System

Council Member’s Comments Do Not Establish Bias

Bias, Discipline, Public Safety Labor News, TerminationBy LRIS February 4, 2023

Steve Jones was a supervisor for the paramedic program within the City of Loma Linda’s Fire Department in California. In January 2014, one of the employees who Jones supervised punched a patient. The employee told Jones about punching the patient. Jones failed to report the incident and when the incident came to light, Jones was…

Lying, Not Complaint About Profiling, Was Basis For Investigation Into Officer

Bias, Civil Lawsuits, Dishonesty, Public Safety Labor News, Racial DiscriminationBy Will Aitchison January 27, 2020

Lamark Ferguson, who is African-American, is an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. Around midnight on the evening of August 18, 2014, while Ferguson was off-duty and returning home from a family function, he drove to a rental property in South Los Angeles that he owned and was renovating. Ferguson was driving his black…

Firefighter Loses Claim Against Union

Bias, Public Safety Labor News, Unfair Labor PracticeBy Will Aitchison June 27, 2019

Brandon Santiago was a firefighter with the City of Villa Park in Illinois and was represented by Local 2392 of the IAFF. When he was fired, Santiago filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Illinois Labor Relations Board alleging that Local 2392 breached its duty of fair representation towards him. In essence, Santiago claimed…

Bias And Disability Hearing Boards

Bias, Disability Issues, Public Safety Labor NewsBy Will Aitchison March 13, 2018

Sara Naden is a lieutenant with the Sugar Grove, Illinois Fire Protection District. Naden testified that during her career, she was subjected to intense criticism, ridicule, and sexual harassment by her male coworkers – both her subordinates and her superiors. According to Naden, she had “crying spells” and “anxiety attacks” at work, and she “continually…

Bias Of One Panel Member Taints Entire Decision-Making Process

Bias, Public Safety Labor NewsBy Marc Fuller December 22, 2011

Liam Sullivan was the Chief of the Town of Elsmere, Massachusetts Police Department. A panel consisting of the Town Council and the Mayor held a public hearing to decide on Sullivan’s employment future. Sullivan made a motion to disqualify one Council member – by the name of Jaremchuk – on the ground that a previous…

Council Member’s Comments Do Not Establish Bias

Lying, Not Complaint About Profiling, Was Basis For Investigation Into Officer

Firefighter Loses Claim Against Union

Bias And Disability Hearing Boards

Bias Of One Panel Member Taints Entire Decision-Making Process

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