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Category: Medical and Psychological Examinations

City Can Be Liable For ADA Violations Of Third-Party Evaluators

April 30, 2021
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| Categories: Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability Issues, Discrimination, Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News

When Christopher Gibbs applied to be a Pittsburgh policeman, he passed the written test and got a conditional job offer. After that, Pennsylvania Law required him to “be personally examined by a licensed psychologist and found to be psychologically capable of exercising appropriate judgment or restraint in performing the duties of a police officer.” When two of the three psychologists who interviewed him opined that he was unfit to…

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Psychological Problems From Demotion Not ‘Service Related’

March 3, 2021
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| Categories: Demotion, Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News

Edward Marquez worked for the County of Los Angeles for approximately 20 years as an officer for the Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety. When that agency merged into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Marquez was conditionally offered the position of deputy sheriff, provided he could establish that he was qualified for the position by passing a background check, medical and psychological examinations, and a polygraph test….

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Q & A

January 6, 2021
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| Categories: COVID-19, Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News, Questions and Answers

From New Jersey:Question: Can an employer mandate COVID-19 testing twice a week for some of its employees? And can they take a person’s saliva? Is this legal? Couldn’t they then mandate testing for other illnesses and take a person’s blood for testing? And what about a mandate that employees get the vaccine? I understand taking a person’s temperature because it does not involve taking a person’s bodily fluid. Answer:…

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Mental Evaluations Don’t All Need To Be The Same Length

September 27, 2013
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| Categories: Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News

Two police officers for the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department were the targets of an internal sting operation by the Department. The sting, which resulted in the arrests of the officers, was designed to catch members of a tactical police team in the act of stealing property while executing a search warrant on a residence. The officers filed a lawsuit against the Department, arguing that they did not steal…

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Firefighter Involved In Significant Case Dealing With Mandatory Medical Releases

September 1, 2009
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| Categories: Discipline, Insubordination, Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News

Robert Martin has been employed for over 34 years by the Fire and Rescue Department of the City of St. Petersburg, Florida. For the past 21 years, he has held the rank of lieutenant. The collective bargaining agreement between the City and Martin’s labor organization, Local 747 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, requires employees to undergo an annual physical examination. For the past ten years, these annual…

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Police Captain Wins $1.5 Million Jury Verdict In Retaliation Claim

August 1, 2009
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| Categories: Internal Affairs Issues, Medical and Psychological Examinations, Public Safety Labor News, Retaliation, Termination

William Broderick was a captain with the Boston Police Department. In 1988, Broderick was elected to become president of the Superior Officers Union, a full-time position he held until 2000. For the 12 years he was president of the Union, the atmosphere between Broderick and Police Commissioner Paul Evans was one of “conflict and distrust,” including “public charges and lawsuits by Broderick, and on the Department’s side, disciplinary proceedings…

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