One of the most common forms of disciplinary action taken against public safety employees is a reduction in pay for a period of months. Generally this reduction will take the form of a 5 or ...

Response to Adverse Comments in Personnel File Disciplinary action can take many forms when it comes to public safety employees.  Sometimes it is not as heavy as a suspension without pay or a demotion.  Often ...

Many public safety employers have jobs that are “special assignments” and often require additional training or skills from the employee. To “reward” these extra demands, they will generally also be accompanied by a pay incentive ...

A woman filed a complaint against a sheriff’s deputy for various allegations of misconduct while off duty. The woman and the deputy are next door neighbors and have a fairly typical neighbor feud going between ...

Recently, Ceres POA filed a grievance with the city of Ceres after the Finance Department refused to pay officers who took approximately six hours for a promotional exam while they were on-duty.  The officers pointed ...

The Lassen County Superior Court has granted a Petition for Writ of Mandate on behalf of the Susanville Police Officers Association commanding the City of Susanville to comply with the terms of the Memorandum of ...

Jennifer,  Thank you for asking. I would be honored to have my testimonial posted on your blog. Not only does Lauro deserve my gratitude, but so does Steve Palazzo as well as your entire firm. ...