Posted by Jonathan Yank The California Supreme Court recently decided International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 188, AFL-CIO v. Public Employment Relations Board (Jan. 24, 2011) 2011 WL 198103, involving the City of Richmond’s decision to lay off 18 firefighters over fiscal concerns. The Court decided two issues of importance to […]
Posted by Alison Berry Wilkinson The Fruitvale Platform From A Different Perspective We all know the tragic story of Oscar Grant and Johannes Mehserle — one man’s life taken by accident on January 1, 2009, at the Fruitvale BART Station; a second man’s life and law enforcement career devastated by […]
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, 2009. The […]
Posted by Jeffrey R. A. Edwards, Esq. In a timely reminder about how- and how not- to use your work email, the Third District Court of Appeal rules an employee’s emails to and from her attorney using the employers’ email system are not confidential. Almost everyone uses email and other electronic means […]
Posted by HARRY S. STERN Managing Principal Rains Lucia Stern, P The Case and Arbitration The Case And Arbitration A Contra Costa County jury deliberated for a mere three hours before acquitting Richmond Police Officer Dedrick Riley of all criminal charges. The not-guilty verdicts on the two felony and two […]