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1/22/10 Negotiating in Hard Times: Concession Bargaining, Round Two: A Survival Guide for Peace Officer Labor Associations
   
1/22/10 Ninth Circuit Puts Control Hold on TASER Use
   
09/2009 IAFF Local 188 v. PERB (Richmond): Expanding Appellate Review of PERB Decisions and Limiting Meet and Confer Rights on Layoffs by Rocky Lucia, Jr. and Peter Hoffmann
   
08/25/09 Largest Group of Peace Officers in Nation Launch Statewide Campaign Educating Californians on the Dangers of Being a Cop
   
08/17/09 Ciao Bella! Mary Sansen Announces Her Retirement and Relocation to Italy
   
04/30/09 Statewide Public Safety Binding Arbitration Ruled Unconstitutional by Court of Appeal by Rockne A. Lucia, Jr.
   
04/24/09 California Appellate Court Decision in County of Sonoma v. the Superior Court of Sonoma County, full text, LexisNexis
   
04/15/09 Layoffs, Furloughs & Demotions: A Labor Association Perspective on Local Government Reactions to Economic Downturn by Rockne A. Lucia, Jr.
   
04/10/09 Court of Appeal Decides That an Officer's Right to Inspect Internal Affairs Materials Under the Peace Officer Bill of Rights Contains Limitations by Michael L. Rains
   
03/19/09 Tragedy Befalls Antioch Officer by Justin E. Buffington
   
03/09/09 New U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Impact Police Officers Charged With Committing Misdemeanor Offenses Involving Domestic Violence Or Battery On a Spouse, Cohabitant, Or Person He Shared a Child With, Even If Not Charged As Domestic Violence by Michael L. Rains
   
02/09/09 California Supreme Court Decides Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara and Affirms the Right of Agencies to Issue Lybarger-Type Admonitions in Internal Affairs Investigations by Michael L. Rains
   
10/14/08 Good News for Berkeley Police Officers Court of Appeal Holds That "Civilian" Police Review Commission Records and Hearings Must be Kept Confidential Under Penal Code § 832.7 by Michael L. Rains
   
07/14/08 Ninth Circuit Case Limits Employers’ Access to Police Officers’ Text Messages on Department Owned Equipment by Justin E. Buffington
   
08/01/06 Getting Paid for Getting Dressed:  FLSA defines working time to include getting in and out of safety gear.
   
02/06/06 Dan Neville Redux: Judge Dismisses Remaining Charge by Harry S. Stern
   
11/14/05 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEWS: RLS congratulates the following associations on achieving new contracts: Union City POA (assisted by Mark O'Connell); Daly City Fire (assisted by John Noble); San Leandro POA (assisted by Rocky Lucia) and Modesto Police Managers Association (assisted by Bud Stone). For more details on these collective bargaining agreements and others, or for salary survey assistance, please contact our office.
   
11/09/05 Ninth Circuit Gives First Amendment Protection to False Accusations Made Against the Police - California Supreme Court's decision in People v. Stanistreet is overruled
   
08/01/05 RLW News Bulletin: Beware the Alford Waiver, Part 2
   
7/21/05 Colma POA Joins RLW

07/05
Know Your Rights: The Ability to Inspect Internal Affairs Investigation Reports
   
07/15/05 Arbitration Cost Sharing Provisions Declared Unconstitutional
   
2/1/05 Law Firm in High Gear on Critical Incidents RL&W
   
8/2/04 Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against City Attorney By Terry Lynn Bowman, RL&W
   
4/3/04 Arbitrator Overturns Termination of Veteran Sergeant by Harry S. Stern, RL&W
   
8/03 SJPOA Vanguard POA Interview of RL&W Partner Mike Rains By Sgt. Paul Francois. A news publication of the San Jose Police Officers Association.
   
2/2/03 Oakland Officer Back on the Job by Harry S. Stern, RL&W
   
09/30/03

RL&W Newsletter: Oakland “Riders” Acquitted Jury renders not guilty verdits on 8 counts.
   
8/03 RL&W Newsletter: Collective Bargaining Update
   
04/21/03 Senate Bill 420 declared unconstitutional
   
04/15/03 United States Department of Labor proposes to relax the standards for declaring employees exempt from overtime.
   
04/04/03 New laws protect officers who display American flags and wear flag pins on duty.
   
03/03

Getting representation immediately after a critical incident.
   
03/03 Rights that must be given to an officer before being interrogated about something that could lead to "Punitive Action." (i.e., actions as minor as a written reprimand or as serious as termination)
   
03/03 RL&W Newsletter: Attorney General Issues Opinion on Military Leaves of Absence
   

 

 

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