| Description | Volume_Issue | Year | Month | PDF |
| The First Amendment comes into play with fire commissioners in various circumstances, and we consider that here, along with other considerations involving fluctuating workweeks being found NOT to violate FLSA; a case in which a workplace search was found reasonable; the legal distinctions between layoffs and termination for cause; an overtime exemption for computer professionals under FLSA; and finally, we consider pay deductions for safety violations under FLSA. | 02-02 | 1998 | 2 | v02n02feb1998.pdf |
| Today the Firehouse Lawyer addresses numerous issues, including two important ADA cases before the US Supreme Court involving the determination of whether certain employees were qualified individuals with a disability (QID); the privacy of telephone conversations under the Washington Privacy Act, RCW 9.73; local governments not being exempt from contractor licensing under L & I regulations; and finally, we look at a Washington court case addressing the applicability of the Public Records Act to the Washington State Association of Counties and the Washington State Association of County Officials. | 03-04 | 1999 | 4 | v03n04apr1999.pdf |
| Today we discuss holding annual public hearings on the budget, and the resolutions which should result from those hearings; free speech rights of public employees under the First Amendment; videotaping in the workplace and the Fourth Amendment problems that may cause; the liabilities that may come with running youth and cadet programs; and conditional offers of employment under the ADA. | 06-12 | 2006 | 12 | v06n12dec2006.pdf |
| This article addresses various issues with the Public Records Act, including requests for information, charges for copying records (and medical records specifically), and penalties for withholding records in bad faith; we also outline some age-old doctrines of labor law. | 09-07 | 2009 | 7 | v09n07jul2009.pdf |
| Fire districts should be wary of potential privacy concerns at emergency scenes, particularly under the law of search and seizure. This article addresses those concerns. | 13-02 | 2015 | 2 | v13n02feb2015.pdf |
| At times, state agencies get it wrong, and today we discuss that, with respect to the stripping of pensions from elected officials not working in "eligible positions" under DRS regulations; we also discuss RCW 71.05, one of the involuntary detention laws; a sweeping case involving the mandatory reporting duty in cases of child abuse and neglect; the employee's responsibility under the vertical safety standards; and finally, we outline some of the most common issues the State Auditor keeps running into, with respect to fire districts and RFAs. | 15-03 | 2017 | 3 | March2017FINAL.pdf |
| Today we discuss why fire departments should seek payments in lieu of taxes via contractual negotiation; a very important case involving gender discrimination and the wrongful discharge of an allegedly "at will" employee; a case involving privacy protections for homeless people; and finally, we consider the proper fitting of self-contained breathing apparatus under the Washington Administrative Code. | 15-10 | 2017 | 10 | October2017FINAL5.pdf |
| In this issue we discuss necessary changes to RCW 52.30.020, mandatory Covid vaccination and testing, trademarking of fire department logos, a rarely used Public Records Act exemption and the SECURE Act tax benefits for volunteer firefighters. | 19-01 | 2021 | 1 | January2021FINAL.pdf |
| We now consider the number of words that can be included in a ballot title, a case involving the negligent handling of a deceased patient by a fire department, and a case involving the wrongful execution of a search warrant. | 19-03 | 2021 | 3 | March2021FINAL.pdf |
| Today we consider the liability implications of employing unvaccinated personnel and a case involving the "non-delegation" doctrine. | 19-08 | 2021 | 9 | AugustSeptember2021FINAL.pdf |
| | 20-03 | 2022 | 3 | March2022FINAL.pdf |
| Today the newsletter addresses a case involving the community caretaking exception to the warrant requirements; we also discuss a tax-increment financing issue, a new law on the use of cannabis drug-test results in hiring, and some bid-law issues with respect to used equipment and bid quantities. | 21-06 | 2023 | 6 | June2023FINAL.pdf |