The Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, sought drafts of a proposed 2024 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA), as well as communications about PLEA’s failure to submit a draft MOU
In March 2023, the New Jersey Office of Attorney General took the extraordinary step of taking over the Paterson Police Department (PPD) following an officer-involved shooting. The AG justified the takeover of the department by citing to, among other things, “the loss of faith in the leadership of t
A June 2016 memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City of Jersey City and IAFF Local 1066 included a compensatory time forfeiture clause (CT Forfeiture Clause) to deter sick leave abuse. The clause, deeply unpopular with the members of the Local, stripped firefighters of their compensatory time
In the midst of United States v. Clanton, a criminal trial, the State of New York identified substantiated allegations by the Internal Affairs Bureau (“IAB”) against several law enforcement witnesses that did not involve any adverse credibility findings. The State filed a motion to preclude cross-ex
Article 6 of the CBA between IAFF Local 36 and the District of Columbia Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services established a procedure for resolving impasses in “impacts and effects” bargaining. Specifically, it required the Department to notify the Union of proposed changes, negotiate up
Joseph T. Baker, a former Massachusetts State Police officer with 25 years of service, resigned in 2019 and subsequently filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts State Police Department and several individuals, including his supervisor in Troop D, Major Thomas Majenski. Baker alleged multiple claim
After voluntarily transferring to a new prison facility, Manuel Lerma, a 16-year veteran corrections officer with the New Mexico Department of Corrections (DOC), was assigned to transportation duties that included operation of the sally port, a critical security feature consisting of two interlockin
The Association of Oregon Corrections Employees (AOCE) and Oregon Corrections Enterprises (OCE) were negotiating a successor collective bargaining agreement after their previous contract expired on June 30, 2024. During mediation, OCE made a formal proposal on July 18, 2024, which included a COLA an
Sean Peck, a sergeant in the Philadelphia Police Department, filed suit against his superiors – Lieutenant Megan Bolognone, Deputy Commissioner Krista Dahl-Campbell, and Chief Inspector Michael Cochrane – alleging retaliation under the First Amendment and the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law. The disp
Michael Chandler, Eddie Jones, and Chad Maddison were corrections officers disciplined after administrative investigations by the Iowa Department of Corrections. They alleged that the Department violated Chapter 80F by refusing to provide copies of witness statements and investigative reports, as re
Robert Clark, a former police officer with the Monroe Township Police Department (MPD) in New Jersey, was terminated following five internal affairs investigations into his misconduct between 2015 and 2017.The first investigation stemmed from allegations that Clark had purchased prescription drugs,
In New Jersey, the State Troopers Fraternal Association (STFA) filed a grievance alleging that the State of New Jersey, Division of State Police (NJSP) improperly calculated overtime rates by using the actual number of working days in each fiscal year, as dictated by Treasury Circulars, rather than
From Florida:Question: Say an employee makes a sexist remark about a female Major on WhatsApp, a private chat set up by eight police officers, and it can only be viewed by the eight police officers. One of those officers screenshots the message and sends it to his command staff. Can he be discipline
Daniel Kang, an Asian man, began working as a corporal for the Savannah Police Department (SPD) in Georgia beginning in 2012. In April 2020, Kang and other officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on Kahlil Kelly. During the operation, they detained Darryl Faitele, mistakenly believing him to b
The 2013 CBA between the Newark Fire Officers Union and the City of Newark provided two terminal leave options for retiring officers. The traditional option allowed the officer to remain on the payroll and receive full salary, earning pension credits, while not reporting for work during their termi
Alicia Bragg, who served as president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) Troopers Unit, was appointed to the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Strategic Improvement Committee (SIC), which was tasked with analyzing a climate survey of troopers to guide organizational improvements. On
In 2014, Quintin Grillone, a police officer in Murray City, Utah, resigned while under investigation for allegedly providing false information to a prosecutor handling a traffic citation against his mother. Grillone, while in uniform, accompanied his mother to court and reportedly gave inaccurate d
Kenneth Zipovsky had been employed as a police officer for the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania since 1993. The CBA between the Fraternal Order of Police, Power City Lodge No. 18 and the City outlined three different pension options for officers based on their date of hire: Plans A, B, and C, each wi
John Nawara, a correctional officer at Cook County Jail and employee of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois since 1998, was involved in several altercations with colleagues in 2016, including his superior officer and human resources personnel. As a result, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office
The Camp Hill Borough Police Association and the Borough of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, were subject to a collective bargaining agreement that expired on December 31, 2023, and were engaged in arbitration proceedings for a successor agreement. Prior to 2024, police officers had never been required to c
Philadelphia Police Department Officer Andre Coles was terminated in May 2021, which the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 (Lodge 5) grieved, arguing the termination lacked just cause. Lodge 5 and the City entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in March 2023, requiring the City to pay back
In March 2022, City of Minneapolis police officer Christopher Humphrey applied for promotion to sergeant while under investigation for alleged misconduct involving alcohol and a weapon during a police training event. Despite the pending investigation, the City allowed Humphrey to test for the posit
Deputy sheriffs assigned to the Albany County courthouses in New York were granted paid time off on state and federal holidays, without being required to use their accrued leave time, since the courthouse was closed on those days. When a deputy was off on a holiday, their time was entered into the
LOS ANGELES — The family of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against the law enforcement agency after he died from being critically injured in a fire that broke out inside a mobile gun range.Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores died April 20 after enduring third-