The Firehouse Lawyer Newsletter

Results for newsletters with the topic “Collective Bargaining ” and the subtopic “Management Rights

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Today we take note of an extremely importance case clarifying management rights; take further notice that the Committee on Fire Service Organization and Deployment of the NFPA recently abandoned an attempt to adopt minimum national fire response standards; a FLSA update clarifying issues with comp time and the “salary basis” test; unemployment compensation and serious misconduct; and then we address the ability of fire commissioners to decrease the number of commissioners on the board. 01-0519978v01n05aug1997.pdf
This is a hot issue, no pun intended: The Washington Public Employment Relations Commission recently delivered a crucial decision governing when minimum staffing is a mandatory subject of bargaining; the Washington Supreme Court rendered an opinion governing when neglectful actions may constitute a "violation of the oath of office" for purposes of a recall petition; finally, we shed light on a very important decision from a Washington Court of Appeals pertaining to when the Washington Constitution provides an exemption from the Public Records Act disclosure requirements. 15-11201711November2017FINAL.pdf
Public-employee unions are now unable to collect "fair share" fees from members of a bargaining unit who do not wish to be associated with a union, due to the Janus opinion from the United States Supreme Court. 16-6E20186June2018Janus.pdf
This Thanksgiving, be thankful for your management rights, but be wary of a recent Court of Appeals decision regarding when minimum staffing constitutes a mandatory subject of bargaining; we also consider a Washington Supreme Court case involving the Public Records Act and the Washington Constitution. 17-11201911November2019FINAL.pdf
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