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Article • November 13, 2015
Female Prison Guard Shop Steward Appeals PERC Ruling by Female Prison Guard Shop Steward Appeals PERC Ruling A Washington state court of appeals considered a decision by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) on whether an agency has erroneously interpreted or applied the law, or whether an agency order is …
Article • November 13, 2015
Federal Court Dismisses Woman’s Suit Due to Statute of Limitations by Federal Court Dismisses Woman’s Suit Due to Statute of Limitations The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a Puerto Rican woman’s suit for her failure to file suit within one year …
Article • November 6, 2015
Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial by Jail Policy of No Male Guards in Female Dorms in San Francisco on Trial A policy implemented in 2006 by the San Francisco Sheriff's Department (SFSD) which prohibits male deputies from working in female dorms …
Indiana Prison Counselor's Sexual Harassment Suit Reinstated by Indiana Prison Counselor's Sexual Harassment Suit Reinstated On July 21, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by a prison counselor who alleged sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation. The Seventh Circuit decision restored the first two causes of …
Article • November 2, 2015
Prison Staff Records Left in Prison's Barber Shop by Christopher Zoukis Prison Staff Records Left in Prison's Barber Shop by Christopher Zoukis On August 4, 2011, a prison guard at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility in Des Moines, Iowa, a medium-security state prison which houses more than 1,300 prisoners, found sensitive …
Article • October 30, 2015
Attorney Fees Against “Untruthful” Oregon Guard Vacated by Mark Wilson Attorney Fees Against “Untruthful” Oregon Guard Vacated by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a $30,000 attorney fee award against a prison guard, holding that her claims were not “unreasonable, frivolous, and without foundation.” In April 2007, Oregon …
Brief • October 30, 2015
Keels v. GEO Group, NY, Complaint, hiring guard with criminal record, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-06261 Document 1 Filed 10/30/15 Page 1 of 21 PageID #: 1 OUTTEN & GOLDEN LLP Ossai Miazad Christopher M. McNerney 3 Park Avenue, 29th Floor New York, New York 10016 (212) 245-1000 IN THE UNITED STATES …
First Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Retaliation Claim by First Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Retaliation Claim On February 6, 2013, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment granted to Correctional Medical Services, Inc. ("CMS") for an alleged retaliation claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In spring …
Article • October 27, 2015
Filed under: Employee Litigation
Internal Grievance Procedure May Give Rise To Discipline Of Employee Without Special Burden of Justification By The Government Employer by Internal Grievance Procedure May Give Rise To Discipline Of Employee Without Special Burden of Justification By The Government Employer Two employees from Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) filed 42 U.S.C. …
Brief • October 22, 2015
Ware v. Lake County Sheriff's Office, IL, Complaint, Employment Discrimination, 2015 Case: 1:15-cv-09379 Document#: 1 Filed: 10/22/15 Page 1 of 11 PagelD #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LANCE WARE, Plaintiff, V. LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Defendant. ) ) ) ) …
Article • October 19, 2015
Warden’s Overtime Reduction Plan Backfires by David Reutter Warden’s Overtime Reduction Plan Backfires by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Monroe County Correctional Facility (MCCF) has been financially burdened in recent years by overtime pay to guards. To reduce that drain on resources, MCCF’s warden entered negotiations with the guards’ union with a …
Article • October 13, 2015
Fired Mississippi Jail Guard Sues for Wrongful Arrest by David Reutter Fired Mississippi Jail Guard Sues for Wrongful Arrest by David Reutter A former guard at Mississippi’s Hinds County Jail (HCJ) has sued the Hinds County Sheriff Department after being fired and arrested for bringing contraband into HCJ. The arrest …
$575,000 Awarded to Unjustly Fired San Francisco Cop by $575,000 Awarded to Unjustly Fired San Francisco Cop In the Superior Court of the state of California, county of San Francisco, a jury decided in favor of the plaintiff, former police officer Bret Cornell, on December 4, 2013. Cornell’s suit was …
Brief • September 23, 2015
EEOC v. Geo Group, AZ, Complaint, Sexual Harassment, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-01909-SPL Document 1 Filed 09/23/15 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mary Jo O'Neill, AZ Bar #005924 Hillary K. Valderrama, TX Bar #24075201 Mark J. Sorokin, AZ Bar #031960 William R. Hobson, AZ Bar #006887 …
Brief • September 1, 2015
Stanley v. Broward County Sheriff, FL, Order, employee rehire political retaliation dispute, 2015 Case 0:12-cv-62406-WJZ Document 151 Entered on FLSD Docket 09/01/2015 Page 1 of 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 12-62406-CIV-ZLOCH JEFFREY STANLEY, Plaintiff, O R D E R vs. BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF, Defendant. …
Article • July 3, 2015
Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner by Federal Appeals Court Upholds D.C. Guard’s Termination for Assaulting Prisoner The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed the suit of a jail guard who was fired in 2006 after an investigation found that he had assaulted …
Pennsylvania County Settles First Amendment Suit with Former Deputy Warden for $87,500 by Pennsylvania County Settles First Amendment Suit with Former Deputy Warden for $87,500 On November 16, 2012, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the county prison board, and the prison's warden settled a lawsuit brought by a former deputy warden alleging …
Sheriff Ordered to Reinstate Contractors’ Security Clearances to Remedy Retaliation for Blanket Strip-Search Litigation by Sheriff Ordered to Reinstate Contractors’ Security Clearances to Remedy Retaliation for Blanket Strip-Search Litigation A Virginia federal district court ordered a sheriff to reinstate the security clearances of six contractors after it found the Sheriff …
Article • June 10, 2015
Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours by Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours The California Appeals Court for the Sixth District has held that Santa Clara County (“County”) fulfilled its lawful obligations “to meet …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Employee Litigation, Police
Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds by Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a former police sergeant’s freedom of speech and association rights were …
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