Greetings PORAC LDF members! At the end of the year, looking back on 2024, I am proud to recognize several accomplishments that LDF has achieved. LDF celebrated its 50 years of service, and increased membership of more than 150,000 members and over 1,600 associations. While the end of the year […]
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2023. The […]
GREGG ADAM Founding Partner Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP On July 29, the California Supreme Court issued an important ruling affecting the deadline to file appeals in employee discipline cases. The ruling arose in a case involving the now-retired Sunnyvale Public Safety Officer David Meinhardt. Under the discretionary coverage for […]
JASON M. EWERT Managing Attorney Mastagni Holstedt, APC he memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of California and the Federated University Police Officers Association (FUPOA) that was in effect from July 1, 2017, to December 31, 2020, provided that specialty assignments were not stackable for the purposes of determining […]
KASEY A. CASTILLO, ESQ. Principal Attorney KC Law Group The importance of de novo review cannot be overstated. De novo review occurs when a neutral party conducts a hearing as though there had been no previous ruling or findings. An independent decision-maker must make factual findings subject to judicial review. […]