The 2011 CBA between the union representing New Haven, Connecticut, police officers and the City of New Haven expired on June 30, 2016. The City and Union were unable to negotiate a new agreement before that date. Under state law, the New Haven police officers continued to work under the terms of th
New York’s Ulster County Sheriff’s Employees Association President, Carel Soltys, filed a grievance in October 2022 challenging overtime distribution practices and later disseminated a controversial letter from other corrections officers to union members in December 2022. In between these events, So
Police officers at the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Agency) sought hazardous pay differentials for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing exposure to the virus while patrolling and screening individuals at the facility. Fraternal Order of Police, Lodg
In 2022, three Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers, Joseph McClain, Linda Allen, and Jacob Payne, brought suit in their individual capacities against the WSP, arguing that the WSP’s commute pay policies violated the state’s Minimum Wage Act (MWA) by failing to compensate them for hours spent com
Martin Misjuns, a Fire Captain and paramedic with the Lynchburg Fire Department in Virginia, posted offensive cartoons on his public Facebook page in January 2021 depicting transgender women in bathrooms and sports. Citizens complained to city officials, describing the content as “vile,” “hateful,”
Chad Rossy, a corporal in the Mount Olive Police Department in New Jersey, who also served as president of the local Fraternal Order of Police, fled suit against the Department, the mayor of Mount Olive, the Council of the Township of Mount Olive, and Police Chief Stephen Beecher, alleging that Beec
In May 2021, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, voters approved a ballot initiative amending the County’s administrative code to impose new restrictions on solitary confinement and use of force practices at the Allegheny County Jail. The ordinance defined solitary confinement as detaining an inmate alo
Joshua Lasley, a St. Louis County, Missouri, police officer, received disciplinary action related to conduct where Lasley “would have been involved in some secondary employment.” This required him to forfeit 24 hours of paid time of (PTO) for alleged misconduct related to secondary employment.Under
Historically, the City of Detroit treated the compensation for firefighters injured on duty, referred to as “Js-time,” as non-taxable sick pay, allowing firefighters to receive refunds on withheld taxes. However, in December 2020, the City announced it would classify Js-time as taxable income effect
A reporter from Voice of OC, an online nonprofit media source, made a public records request to the Santa Ana City Attorney’s office in February 2021. The request sought information about Santa Ana Police Department employees placed on paid administrative leave between 2016 and 2021, including the r
On July 29, 2019, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections announced changes to the DOC’s Absenteeism Management Program (AMP), effective September 1, 2019. The modifications included consolidating discipline tracks into two categories: one for absenteeism, tardiness, and involuntary mandatory ove
In 2016, Gerry Serrano, a former homicide detective sergeant for the City of Santa Ana, California, took a leave of absence to serve as president of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association. During his tenure as president, the City continued to pay him his sergeant’s salary and various pay additive
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