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Union Must Label Grievance as Class Action to Receive Class-Wide Remedy

July 25, 2011

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The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) filed a grievance solely on behalf of Andrew Markowitz, a police officer with the City of Miami. The grievance claimed that the City was required to provide but den...

If Employee Does Not Request FMLA Leave, Employer Cannot Demand Certification From Doctor

July 25, 2011

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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows employers to request medical certification from employees who request leave under the Act. The FMLA also allows an employer to unilaterally designate lea...

Calculating the Overtime Rate Under the FLSA

July 21, 2011

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Public safety employers continue to be bedeviled by some of the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). High up there on the list of problems is how to calculate the overtime rate under t...

‘Union Representative’ Exception to the Garcetti Rule

July 19, 2011

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William Hawkins is a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Hawkins is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. In 2009, a Washington Post journalist con...

Age/Gender-Graded Physical Fitness Tests Violate Title VII

July 19, 2011

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For many years, we have been warning that age/gender-graded physical fitness tests are on extremely shaky legal footing from the perspective of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For the first time, a...

Grand Rapids gunman kills 7, then himself

July 11, 2011

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A Grand Rapids area man went on a rampage, leaving seven victims behind before he killed himself.

Local Law Enforcement Funding in FY 2012

July 11, 2011

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On June 2nd, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Appropriation bill was passed by a vote of 231-188. The Fiscal 2012 Homeland Security Spending Bill includes several grants, includi...

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Union Must Label Grievance as Class Action to Receive Class-Wide Remedy

If Employee Does Not Request FMLA Leave, Employer Cannot Demand Certification From Doctor

Calculating the Overtime Rate Under the FLSA

‘Union Representative’ Exception to the Garcetti Rule

Age/Gender-Graded Physical Fitness Tests Violate Title VII

Grand Rapids gunman kills 7, then himself

Local Law Enforcement Funding in FY 2012

Senate Bill No. 647 Restricts the Use and Disclosure of Garrity Statements

Borelli Consulting

Wayne State University Labor School

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