Litigation Articles

• Court Of Appeal Settles Debate On Whether Cities Are Required To Meet And Confer Prior To Contracting Out Police Services 

• Delano Police Officer Acquitted of Filing a False Police Report and Destroying Evidence

• City To Pay Officer 1.5 Million Dollars In Wrongful Termination Case

• City Settles Retaliation Lawsuit On Eve Of Trial

• Ontario K9 Detective Bites Back For Unpaid Overtime

• Ontario Sergeant Obtains 1.4 Million-Dollar Jury Verdict Against Employer For Unlawful Retaliation

• FLSA Update: Rialto Officer Recovers Back Pay For Time Spent Caring And Training His Personal Canine 

• Supreme Court Clarifies Public Employers’ Meet and Confer Obligations

• First Amendment Update: Court Reinforces Public Employees’ Free Speech Rights

• Appellate Court Holds Arbitration Cost-Sharing Provisions Are Unconstitutional

• POA Leader Settles Retaliation Lawsuit

• Court Enjoins County For POBR Violations

• Ontario Policies Unconstitutional

• Appellate Court Orders City To Stop Racial Profiling Study

• Montebello Lieutenant Settles Retaliation Lawsuit

• Settlement Reached For Overtime Back Pay For Unpaid Lunch Periods

• Court Enjoins County For POBR Violations 

• Appellate Court Tries To Define Officers Right Of Representation

• Los Angeles County Judge Rules Discipline Untimely

• Court Orders Overtime Back Pay For Officers Unpaid Lunch Periods

• Violations of POBR Rights Results in Injunction Against Department of Corrections

• City Pays POA Leader $426,000 to Settle Retaliation Lawsuit

• Ontario Police Lieutenants Settle Overtime Lawsuit

• Court Prohibits Use Of Alleged Untruthful Statement By Deputy Sheriff At Discipline Hearing

• POA President prevails in Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Police Chief

• Fontana Police Management Association President and Vice President Settle Retaliation Lawsuit

• Pomona Unified School Police Officer Settles FLSA Lawsuit with District

• Border Patrol Agents Win Discrimination Case

• Alhambra POA Wins Injunction Against City and Chief to Stop Peace Officer Bill of Rights Violations

• Appellate Court Orders City to Provide Hearing for Transferred Motor Officer

• Court Orders Hearing For Bonus Deputy Transferred From Custody To Patrol With Loss of Bonus Pay

• Upland POA Gets Injunction Against Police Management

• One Year Statute Of Limitations On Disciplinary Action Enforced

• Appellate Court Expands Officers Rights To Appeal Adverse Materials Placed In Personnel Files

Discipline Articles

• Officer's Suspension Withdrawn at the Eleventh Hour

• Buena Park Officer Ordered Reinstated Department Chastised by City’s Personnel Board

• Arbitrator Orders Terminated Rialto Officer Reinstated

• Another LA County Police Suspension Overturned By Arbitrator

• Department Found To Have Engaged In Witness Intimidation, Tampering And Interference; Hearing Officer Recommends Terminated Officer Reinstated

• Terminated Upland Police Officer Reinstated

• Officer’s Suspension Reduced And False Statement Charges Overturned

• Suspension For Excessive Force Set Aside

• Los Angeles School Police Officers’ Association Member Found Not Guilty By Los Angeles County Jury

• Terminated Police Officer Reinstated

• Court Of Appeal Decision Results In Reinstatement Of Officer

• Demoted Sergeant Ordered Reinstated

• Terminated Los Angeles County Coroner Investigator Reinstated

• Captain Reinstated After Claimed “Lay-Off”

• Terminated Police Officer Reinstated

• Officer’s Suspension Reduced To A Written Reprimand

• Court Of Appeal Reinstates Ontario Officer

• Deputy’s Suspension Reduced

• Fire Captain Ordered Reinstated By Superior Court Judge

• Terminated South Gate Police Officer Reinstated

• Terminated Ontario Police Officer Reinstated

• Terminated Police Officer Reinstated After Thirteen Months

• Judge Says Department Violated POBR; Reinstates Detective 

• Officer Charged In Pyramid Scheme Vindicated

• San Marino Sergeant's Demotion Overturned

• El Monte Personnel Commission Overturns Officer's Termination

• Superior Court Orders San Marino Officer Reinstated With Back Pay 

• Sergeant Reinstated

• Officer Wins Termination Case Three Years Later

• Suspension of Officer Involved in Fatal Traffic Collision Overturned

• Officer's Termination Set Aside by Court Due to Constitutional and POBR Violations

• Officer Wins Appeal Over Transfer

Negotiation Articles

• Costa Mesa POA Obtains Highest Pay in Southern California

• Negotiations Update - Feb. 2008

• El Monte POA Lands Record Contract

• Negotiation Update Sept. 2007

• Negotiation Update August 2007

• Negotiation Update May 2007

• Negotiation December 2006

• Negotiation July 2006

• Negotiation June 2006

• Negotiation Update

• Negotiations Sample

• Negotiation Update - Jan 2005

• Successful Negotiations Continue In Southern California

• Negotiations Update - April 2004

• Negotiations Update

Miscellaneous Articles

• Retired POA President Wins Arbitration For Retiree Medical Benefits

• Rialto Police Department Pulled From The Brink Extinction

• Judge Halts Move To Go With Sheriff

• Binding Arbitration – The New And Improved Model

• Department Ordered To Reinstate Senior Officer Positions

• New Federal Overtime Regulations - Police Friendly

• Officer Prevails In Appeal Of Being Placed In “Brady Alert System”

• Appellate Court Tries To Define Officers Right Of Representation

• County Ordered To Pay Association Back Dues

• Limiting The Effects Of Brady

• Officer Successfully Appeals Placement In Brady Alert System

• When is the Employer Obligated to Meet and Confer in Good Faith?

• Peace Officer Group Granted Severance From Civilian Union

• Department Ordered To Reinstate Senior Officer Positions

• Appellate Court Orders City To Stop Racial Profiling Study

• Officer Prevails In Appeal of Being Placed in "Brady Alert System"

• South Gate POA Strikes Back

• Supreme Court Reinforces Peace Officer Bill Of Rights

• Limiting The Effects Of Brady

• The Legislature Puts Some Teeth In POBR

• Department Ordered To Return Take Home Vehicles To Police Detectives

• DMV License Revocation of Alhambra Officer Set Aside

• Grievance Results in Lawsuit

• Peace Officer Rights in Critical Incidents

• Supreme Court to Determine Who Has Burden of Proof in Termination Cases

• Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints no Longer Allowed In General Personnel File

• Los Angeles District Attorney Officer-Involved Shooting Program

• Police Fund Raising Events Under New Rules

Carrying Concealed Weapons Articles

• Chief Of Police Violates Penal Code In Denying CCW To Retired Officer

• Unanimous Decision By Board Overturning Denial Of  Retired Officer CCW Endorsement

• Panel Orders Retired Officer's CCW Privilege Reinstated

• Retired Officer Wins Right to Carry Firearm

• Retired Officer Wins Right to Carry Firearm

OIS & Critical Incidents

• After A Shooting, Should Your Statement Be Voluntary Or Compelled

Lackie & Dammeier in the News

Recent Newspaper Articles

• Association Gets Injunction on City Ordinance That Prohibited Speech with City Council (1)

• Association Gets Injunction on City Ordinance That Prohibited Speech with City Council (2)

• Opponent's Gun Permit Is Revoked

• Fired Fireman Back On The Job

• Fired Worker To Get Hearing

• Ontario Policy Unconstitutional

• Police Union Seeks Halt to City Racial-Profiling Study

• Privacy Issues at Heart of Suit

• City To OK Retirement Package

• Ontario Officer Wins Job Back

• City Explains Locker Room Video

• Judge Halts Claremont Traffic Stop Survey

• Unions Win Racial-Profiling Appeal

• Judge: Rehire Detective

• Officer Who Struck Teen Could Rejoin Force

• Police Workers Say Privacy Violated

• Judge Limits Interrogation of Upland Police Officers

• Jury Rules Officer's Rights Violated

• Man Dies in Police Custody

• Review Clears Officers in Death

• Fired Policeman Files Claim Against City of San Marino

• Police Supportive of U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling on Foot Chases

• Federal Jury Finds Against San Dimas Councilman

• Asthma Attack Killed Suspect

• Judge OKs Upland Officer's Request

• Police Officer Pleads Not Guilt to Scam

• Officer Faces Trial in Insurance Fraud

• Two Police Sergeants Say Rights Violated

• Alhambra Police Face Three Discrimination Suits

• Kidnapping: Suspect Found Fatally Shot

• Police Kill Gunman After Chase

• Two Fontana Sergeants Sue Police Chief For Not Promoting Them

• Fontana Settles Suit, Promises To Make Sergeants Lieutenants

• Officer Kills Man On Roof

• Restraining Order Aimed At Officer

• Latina Police Officer Claims Department Racist

• Police Union's Request Granted

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