In July 2008, Ann Marie Legg, a corrections officer at the Ulster County Jail in New York, requested that she be permitted to work light duty during the course of her pregnancy. The County denied her request on the basis of a 2007 policy that allowed only employees injured on the job to receive light-duty…
Officer Kathleen Delanoy works for the Ocean Township Police Department in New Jersey. When Delanoy found out she was pregnant with her second child, she informed her supervisors her doctor recommended she be taken off patrol. She asked to be transferred to a light-duty or less strenuous position within the Department. She was consequently assigned…
Patricia Rosati has spent most of her career in the 8th Police District in the City of Philadelphia since becoming a police officer in 1996. Sgt. Michael Colello was the administrative sergeant in the 8th District from early 2008 through mid-2012. As Rosati recited the facts, from 2005 through 2014, Rosati took multiple leaves of…
Barbara Reynolds began working as a police officer for the Suffield, Connecticut Police Department in March 2006. In July 2008, Reynolds requested, and was granted, a medical leave of absence. On July 27, 2008, while Reynolds was on medical leave, Julia Marsh, Reynolds’s sister, called the police one evening while Reynolds was over at her…
Geralyn Larsen is a patrol officer for the Township of Branchburg, New Jersey. In June 2001, the Department eliminated its light-duty work policy. On December 9, 2002, Larsen learned from her fertility specialist that she was pregnant. The doctor gave her a note confirming her pregnancy and restricting her to light duty. Citing its policy…
Ronald Wahl is a police officer for the Suffolk County, New York Police Department. Wahl’s child was born on December 20, 1999, and on January 14, 2000, Wahl requested that he be permitted to take maternity leave and deduct the days taken from his accrued sick leave. Department rules and procedures and the applicable collective…
Ronald Wahl is a police officer for the Suffolk County, New York Police Department. Wahl’s child was born on December 20, 1999, and on January 14, 2000, Wahl requested that he be permitted to take maternity leave and deduct the days taken from his accrued sick leave. Department rules and procedures and the applicable collective…
From California Question: Do you have any information on department policies regarding tattoos, brandings and piercings being visible while an officer is on duty? Answer: We know of no cases on the issue. We are aware that many departments have required that officers cover tattoos while on duty. We do think it clear that such…
Josephine Puente was employed as a Border Patrol agent with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station facility in El Paso, Texas. In January 2000, Puente gave birth to a baby girl and elected to breast feed. She returned to full-duty status in March 2000. During her shift, Puente took…
No Obligation To Offer Light-Duty Job To Pregnant Officer Geralyn Larsen is a patrol officer for the Township of Branchburg, New Jersey. In June 2001, the Department eliminated its light-duty work policy. On December 9, 2002, Larsen learned from her fertility specialist that she was pregnant. The doctor gave her a note confirming her pregnancy…
