First Thursday, April 4, 2013

[jwplayer file=”003_first_thurs.m4a?Expires=1555001090&Signature=VoQQnPLSEvO1jmjL8SzXblRmu-vCaY1NHyEhArEQjebxko4w1aGaSeFvmHIHbj31NCOtypqCcBjMolRC8Sa0YkKYEYgnrxZ6M6we3NlGYtEWFjbZ40yzOphW~83qvYYreGszYHqQ9LsJIg9KteGhsZ2nmynZccjFXbR~kcGQ7KY_&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJIHMHD36AUGYELAQ” streamer=”rtmp://s237mamheirpem.cloudfront.net/cfx/st/” provider=”rtmp”] Download the podcast Right click and select “Save link as” (Use this link to listen on iPhone or iPad) Featured in this month’s podcast: A discussion of stories in the news The Financial Crisis In Detroit Chicago Police Negotiations Ratchet Up Even One More Notch Another Michigan City Considering Hybrid police and fire department New Residency Requirement For New Orleans Police Officers As New Orleans PD Hits Historic Low Staffing, Response Time To Emergencies Up To 14.5 Minutes An analysis of recent court cases and arbitration decisions Off Duty ‘Rough Sex’ Leads To Officers Termination Hair Test For Drugs Not Reliable Enough To Be Sole Basis For Termination Arbitrator (Barely) Overturns Discharge In Facebook Case The Evidence Necessary For A ‘Pretext’ Claim Floridas Workers Comp System Violates Firefighters Right To ‘Natural Justice’ Sexual Comments Alone Often Not Enough For Harassment Claim Employer Did Not Intend To Harm During Taser Training Court Upholds Arbitration Opinion Overturning Officer’s Discharge New labor agreements and economic news Bakersfield, California Police Hartford, Connecticut Police Lincoln, Nebraska Fire New Haven, Connecticut Police Albany, New York Police Supervisors Sioux City, Iowa Police The latest CPI figures Downloads: Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg Boston police drug testing appeals 022813 Chaib v. Indiana Harris v. State DOC Miller v. Bostrom Murphy v. Richmond OBrien v. New England Police State of Ohio, Department of Rehabilitation, #27-11-20111201-0010-01-03 (Pincus, 2013)