Posted by Gary Messing With interest arbitration for California public employees already severely threatened, if not already on “endangered species” lists, it was heartening, from the employee perspective, for the governor to sign into law Assembly Bill 646. Effective January 1, 2012, AB 646 amends the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act to give […]
Posted by Mike Rains The Plaintiffs in this civil rights action were survivors of Asa Sullivan, who was shot and killed by San Francisco police officers on June 6, 2006. The individual officers who had shot Sullivan sought to be dismissed from the lawsuit on a grant of qualified immunity, […]
Posted by Andy Schlenker Over this past year, the Fund has continued its long and well-established history of providing our members with excellent legal representation in the face of unprecedented economic challenges. I, along with the Board of Trustees, continue to focus our efforts to ensure that the highest level […]
Posted by TERRY BOWMAN Most exceptions to the warrant requirement are ingrained into every peace officer’s brain. For example, you understand and recognize that no warrant is required when there is consent, when items are in plain view or when there are exigent circumstances. Additionally, the crime of homicide will […]
Posted by KATHLEEN N. MASTAGNI STORM, ESQ. After grueling and contentious negotiations, on December 9, 2010, the Placer County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (PCDSA) and the County of Placer settled an unfair labor practice charge arising from the County’s failure to meet and confer in good faith during negotiations for a […]