Pursuant to Article XI of the Trust Agreement and Article VII of the Plan Document, the Board of Trustees amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (r) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by adding “and Restriction on Venue” to the heading of the section and by adding as […]
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Pursuant to Article VII of the Plan Document and to Article VI, Section 3 of the Trust Agreement, the Board of Trustees of the PORAC Legal Defense Fund hereby amends the Plan Document as follows: The first sentence of Section 5 of Article II (Entitlement to Benefits) is amended by […]
Arbitrator George Larney recently overturned a 30-day suspension of Oakland Police Sergeant Robert “Tim” Nolan for use of excessive and unreasonable force. This decision is noteworthy for a number of different reasons that will be discussed in greater detail below. From my standpoint as Nolan’s attorney, this case is just […]
Pursuant to Article XI of the Trust Agreement and Article VII of the Plan Document, the Board of Trustees amends the Plan Document as follows: Section (k) of the Summary Plan Description is amended by adding the following as subsections 9 and 10: 9. Failure by the Participant to respond […]
ALISON BERRY WILKINSON Principal Attorney Berry Wilkinson Law Group On August 24, the California Supreme Court created a limited exception to the right of a firefighter to review and respond to notes kept by a supervisor for later use in preparing personnel evaluations. In Poole v. Orange County Fire Authority, […]