Featured in this month’s podcast: New DOL guidelines for the FMLA Scott v. Williams lawsuit out of Florida Drastic pension benefit cuts for one California city Last chance agreement violates law unless union is a party Chicago PD Blackberry case picks up steam Arbitrator’s sick leave decision violates FMLA, is overturned Decisions on what topic ...…

Can an employer require a union to provide its witnesses for interviews prior to an arbitration hearing? Can a law enforcement employer restrict the free speech rights of an 18-year-old child of an officer? [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00007.m4a?Expires=1578772106&Signature=aQNcLYz9ECK~gmptq0iq1G19S62aqKrAvW9peIxuYawwfii3JQis1XCLoFoumjLsFBaJ1KI4J1LFd1g ...…

Does the employee or the employer bear the burden of filling a shift if a comp time request requires overtime hire back? [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00006.m4a?Expires=1577897102&Signature=W7GDBvQ1UVOl5ap8ZvjEN8p-zaqUoa5pknI2n9L3P94WVam~YlL2YvjxynAVNmN9oz-cqrod3O~rCW9eN14rKixvNmlna-Mqs5Kk2kLqQ4VexpoAlpjYB4GbXRlhjSwhJjEjwcTDSjRXJc65vKzTK2ndLSu90Yv7vN3k2 ...…

Injuries while commuting and workers’ compensation Zipper clauses in collective bargaining agreements [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00005.m4a?Expires=1583955287&Signature=hbmrsX-kD22wBk7LJJnWTiWXAFC8udIr0OnGVlajv-muJtONSNO2IsSTYY6iLhTGBHQ5gUVS5l55zdvlE~imPaBubBNVpRFxCfaji16ViVI-2nnW6ltrCTNSzux97t9dahkx6nn5ioHImAe6WLcf5Le-hqJaIZiv68m55t4q7Es_&Key-Pair-Id ...…

Will Aitchison covers the implications of last week’s election for public safety labor groups. [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00004.m4a?Expires=1577925967&Signature=NwzLLG-ivmP0t4TGxe5KQhkKK8AP8IWBUV6BP3gXQVJ568sbyVkO2otDiZ~vdp4QE-Kbp5hHb-XY5zau5dM8R1lid8Ky-6Pl~9R118tGXKzRKOky-BTU8qf72ZX58WKczS6hcKv70JWIB5tqxhRQNS8pF6BD6MEH0nXqiNWhWQM_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJI ...…

What does the FLSA have to say about keeping records of shift trades? Is it legal for an employer to require a doctors note if an employee uses sick leave? [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00003.m4a?Expires=1578771205&Signature=W211g7M1gYyclgWE2mIK7UepX6tbPOFmJW7TV~V1wv4GO26LT8CBsyF9DCHLpHISQodU7eKY8mtPsNwONi9h5N2bCP7Soj3JnQSPJl5AyzMDfDt4yYfftlTuYL4sngQcsk ...…

Can an employer search an officer’s personal cell phone as part of an internal affairs investigation? How does an employer impose discipline on an employee who is in layoff status? How does an employer prove sick leave abuse? [jwplayer file=”qa_ep00002.m4a?Expires=1601579302&Signature=S7o4PKZRCv65CVZN-zakvgzrtrChEaxzvpCyje7eGa~3BgmpwrPd1kMeGho9 ...…

In this podcast, Will answers questions dealing with tattoo policies and whether a Garrity-protected statement made by an employee can be used in the prosecution of another employee. [jwplayer file=”qanda.m4a?Expires=1484163125&Signature=bIi2-u-WRNKyzUbL4Ixg0GvqH-3gGRIiJOVL~zxoG8zZD79q-x87gjeZYlDWMI1Ona-BB4cR4idTfFOCUQYSYHAo8yvlI8mQQcPush4Ee52L ...…