JEFFREY R.A. EDWARDS Associate Attorney Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen On May 17, 2013, the Monterey County Superior Court struck down a local voter initiative impairing police officers’ pensions. The decision reaffirms peace officers’ constitutional right to receive their pensions. The win came after a lengthy court battle. The […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM LDF Chairman If you are a regular reader of this section of the magazine, you were probably expecting to see the familiar face of Region II Trustee Andy Schlenker, who we have all come to recognize over the years. Following a great deal of consideration and personal reflection, […]
STEVEN M. BETZ Associate Rains Lucia Stern, PC As technology in our society progresses and becomes common use among the general public, new questions about the reaches of government and employer search naturally arise. An area of particular concern for police officers is the degree of privacy officers have in […]
Gary Messing, Jennifer S. Stoughton, and Amber L. West Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Traditionally, most peace officers associations have very high membership rates not enjoyed by other public sector unions, which rely heavily on agency fees to fund the important work they do. Procedures regarding agency fees are crucial for […]
Sean D. Howell Associate Attorney Mastagni, Holstedt, Amick, Miller & Johnsen Detective Jeffrey Vasquez of the Menlo Park Police Department was reinstated and awarded full back pay by an arbitrator recently after a termination battle that lasted over a year. After a hearing in which we exposed numerous due process […]