On April 24, 2018, off-duty Dallas Police Officer Chad Seward, working as a security guard for Home Depot, responded to a report from Home Depot about suspicious behavior. A store employee, Scott Painter, observed Armando Juarez concealing items in a bucket and hiding in the store, leading Seward to
The City of Wilmington, Delaware, implemented a final and binding arbitration award with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 1590. A firefighter, identified only as “the Grievant,” was on injury leave and was required to report to the City’s Medical Dispensary on five separate dates
On August 12, 2020, Christopher Nguyen, a former Baltimore Police Department officer, responded to a report of two men fighting in a residential neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. Upon arrival, Nguyen observed Wayne Brown lying semi-conscious and bloodied on the sidewalk near a gold Lincoln sedan,
Steven Melton, a firefighter for the City of Forrest City, Arkansas, reposted a black-and-white image on his personal Facebook page in June 2020. This was after protests regarding the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer began. The image depicted a silhouette of a baby in the womb
Rachel Kyler, a Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association representative, attended an investigatory interview for corrections officer trainee Kayshawna Spriggs, who was under investigation for allegedly filing false misconduct reports against inmates at State Correctional Institute Hunting
Lieutenant Staci K. Shepherd, a 22-year veteran of the Rhode Island State Police with an exemplary record, suffered a heart attack on May 2, 2017, during firearms requalification training. Earlier that day, she had experienced intermittent arm pain and sternum discomfort but proceeded with the train
The City of Paterson, New Jersey, appealed from an interest arbitration award issued on April 11, 2025, which set the terms for a successor collective negotiations agreement covering firefighters represented by Paterson Firefighters Association Local 2 to the Public Employment Relations Commission.
Officer Jeff Smith, the oldest and longest-tenured police officer in the City of Union, Ohio, was terminated after the City alleged that he violated multiple departmental policies during incidents on May 30 and 31, 2020. The City claimed that Smith failed to follow proper procedures during a high-sp
Gregory Raftery, a former Massachusetts State Police trooper, challenged the State Board of Retirement’s order requiring him to forfeit his pension under a state statute mandating complete forfeiture of a public employee’s pension if the employee is convicted of a crime “involving violation of the l
Bert Whittington, a Black, Harris County, Texas, deputy constable, alleged that supervisors subjected him to race and color discrimination, retaliation, and a hostile work environment. Whittington claimed that during his tenure, he was subject to repeated racist remarks, denials of support in the fi
Kenneth McKenzie and Fatima Olden, correctional officers at Michigan’s Macomb Correctional Facility, filed lawsuits under Michigan’s Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. The officers alleged that the Michigan Department of Corre
Lee Van Brown was a police officer in Dermott, Arkansas. In 2019, he witnessed another officer, Coby Heard, use excessive force against a parolee. Although another officer reported the incident to the Police Chief, Brown alleged that Heard subsequently falsely accused Brown of taking money from a pa
Firefighters working for the Wilmington Fire Department in The City of Wilmington, Delaware, are represented by IAFF Local 1590. For more than three decades, the Department had prohibited sick leave abuse under General Rule 15:11, classifying such misconduct as a Class F Violation subject to progres
Richard Schneiter, a deputy warden at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, was discharged after posting memes on his personal Facebook page that denigrated Muslims. The memes, visible to over 1,200 Facebook friends — many of whom were current or former Department employees — included one compari
Daniel Corbo, a police officer in East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania, alleged that the District Attorney’s Office placed him on a Brady list that barred him from testifying in any court in Chester County, effectively jeopardizing his employment.Corbo alleged that his inclusion on the list stemmed
On March 1, 2023, the County of San Bernardino’s Chief Probation Officer, Tracy Reece, announced that probation officers would be placed on 30-day rotations in juvenile detention facilities due to staffing shortages and safety concerns following a violent incident at the ARISE facility on February 2
An employee of the City of Las Vegas lodged a complaint against Deputy City Marshal Sergeant John Arvanites, prompting an internal investigation. Deputy City Marshal Sergeant Jonathon Burdette was identified as a witness in the same investigation. Due to the nature of the allegations – harassment an
In 2023, private plaintiffs and the State of New York reached a settlement agreement with the City of New York, the New York City Police Department and its leadership, and NYPD officers in their individual and official capacities regarding police actions and practices in response to demonstrations t
James Prudenti, a Park Ranger II and Sergeant in Charge of Firearms Training and Certification for the Suffolk County Department of Parks, was terminated on July 27, 2022, after abruptly leaving a meeting with his supervisor, Steve Laton, to seek union representation. The United Public Service Emplo
On April 11, 2024, Lieutenant Mark Tennancour and Dan Thenell, the attorney for Franklin County Corrections Guild/Washington Fraternal Order of Police, organized a lunch meeting during a mandatory training session for corrections staff of Franklin County, Washington. The meeting was approved by Sher
IAFF Local 2216 and the City of Compton, California, were bound by an MOU that included provisions for premium pay. Under Article 26 of the MOU, firefighters “regularly assigned” as paramedics received a percentage of their base pay as additional compensation, while fire captains and engineers maint
Alexander Smith, a Christian firefighter and Air Mask Technician for Atlantic City, New Jersey, sued the City after being denied his request to wear a beard, which he believed was mandated by his faith. “Smith believes men should grow and maintain beards based on the teachings of Holy Scripture and
John Babcock had been the president of the Newton Police Association in Massachusetts between 1996 until his promotion in 2009; by 2014, he had a new leadership role as vice-president of the Newton Police Superior Officers Association, and by 2016, he was leading that union as president. That year,
Thomas Scott, the Chief of Police in Jenkintown Borough, Pennsylvania, since April 2022, initiated a performance evaluation system in late 2022. At that time, no formal evaluation system was in place, though sporadic evaluations had occurred up to 2012. On October 27, 2022, Chief Scott emailed Jenki