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New AOS Requirement: All Employees and Elected Officials of a Political Subdivision Required to Complete Online Fraud Training by...

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Per recent updates to various sections of Ohio law, all employees and elected officials of public entities in Ohio are required to report alleged fraud, theft in office, or misuse or misappropriation of public money....more

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Township Civility: Dealing with Difficult Residents, Staff, and Elected Officials

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There is not a public servant, employee, or trustee who doesn’t have a war story regarding an unruly public meeting or hearing gone wild. Perhaps it was just a quirky public comment. Maybe it’s a viral comment from a public...more

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The Latest on Ballot Issues: HB 140 and AOS Campaign Guidance

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While Ohio municipalities generally do not rely on voted ad valorem property taxes as a primary source of funding, such taxes can serve as a useful part of a municipality’s revenue base, and state law, principally in Ohio...more

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What is a whistle-blow “report” under the Texas Whistleblower Act?

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The Texas Whistleblower Act The Texas Whistleblower Act (Act) was adopted “amidst a growing sense throughout the country that ‘mismanagement in the public sector’” was a growing public concern, and that “employees who...more

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Unionized Private and Public Employers May Have Bargaining Obligations to Meet Before Implementing the ETS and Other Vaccine...

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This past Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the stay on implementing the Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Coronavirus (ETS) issued by the federal...more

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Godot Is Still Waiting . . .

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Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it was proposing a new rule under the Exchange Act.  In an accompanying "fact sheet", the SEC said that it was doing so "to increase transparency and...more

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To North Carolina Governmental Employers: Heads-Up – "Unreasonable Employee Discipline" Can Now Get You Sued

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No good deed goes unpunished - Little did City of Durham Police Sergeant Michael Mole' know, in his first crack at negotiating on his own the surrender of an armed and barricaded suspect, that he would be fired because he...more

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Public Sector Unions Are Coming to a Town Near You

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Guidance for Local Governments on Collective Bargaining with Public Employees - Soon local governments across Virginia will be able to authorize collective bargaining with public sector unions. House Bill 582 legalized...more

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New Public Agency Laws on Safety, Finance, Contracting and More

Part 1: New Laws Impacting California Public Agencies for 2021 - With the unique challenges that 2020 brought, California lawmakers passed bills that addressed both the State’s ongoing problems, as well as laws responsive...more

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The 2020 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly: Are They Really Done and Will There Be No New Labor and Employment...

For about 20 years, I have been the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section Legislative Liaison, and since I have been at Pullman & Comley, I have written in this blog about developments at the...more

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The Cost Of Justice In Nevada

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In February, I penned this post about some of Nevada's historic rural courthouses.  Recently, I visited Goldfield, Nevada.  Although Goldfield is the county seat of Esmeralda County, it has no gas station and no supermarket. ...more

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The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Update: Issue 5

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature is now entering the final stretch with only a little less than two weeks left. No new bills may be introduced in either chamber (though a committee may still originate...more

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California Court of Appeal Rejects Time-Barred Challenge to Sonoma County’s 2002 Grant of Enhanced Retirement Benefits

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On December 12, 2019, the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District handed down a unanimous decision in Luke v. County of Sonoma, Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association, et al., affirming the...more

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The Week in Weed: December 2019

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization...more

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Best Practices for Municipal Retirement Plans

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- Create a Plan Document... - Do not rely solely on special acts, ordinances, or collective bargaining agreements... - Reflect collectively bargained provisions... - Update contemporaneously to reflect changes in...more

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Take Care When Cost-Sharing Under CalPERS

With overall required contribution rates increasing at an alarming rate, most CalPERS employers – particularly those with significant “classic” safety populations – are looking for help to pay for these obligations....more

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UPDATE - Columbia, South Carolina Enacts Ban-the-Box Law for City Employers

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin has signed a new law prohibiting City employers - but NOT private employers - from inquiring about an applicant’s criminal history until receipt of a...more

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CalPERS Board Decision on Contract Workers Will Not Become Precedential. Now What? - Contract Workers May Still Be Reclassified as...

The CalPERS Board of Administration will not consider whether to establish the Tracy Fuller decision as a CalPERS precedent, we have confirmed. While the decision to not pursue Fuller as a precedential decision is welcome...more

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Colorado Springs and Fort Collins Municipal Election Results Are In

After last week’s municipal elections in Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, both mayors kept their seats in both cities while one of the city council races in Fort Collins is still too close to call. In addition, voters...more

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California Supreme Court Rules in Cal Fire Case – Round One Goes to the Legislature, But It Ain’t Over

The California Supreme Court recently issued its decision in the Cal Fire Local 2881 v. CalPERS case – the first of six so-called “California Rule” (“Vested Pension Rights”) cases pending before the Court. The California...more

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California Supreme Court Decides Cal Fire Narrowly - Option to Purchase Airtime is Not a Vested Right

As expected, the California Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s holding in Cal Fire Local 2881 v. California Public Employees’ Retirement System et al., concluding that the plaintiffs did not have a vested right to...more

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Pennsylvania Pension Review Commission Recommends Overhaul To Public Plans' Investments And Structure

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The Situation: The Pennsylvania Legislature passed Act 5 in 2017, which, among other things, created the Pennsylvania Public Pension Management and Asset Investment Review Commission ("Commission"). The Commission was...more

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Pennsylvania Pension Review Commission Releases Final Report

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The Pension Review Commission has determined its recommendations to improve the management and performance of the state’s largest public pension systems A Pennsylvania commission—tasked with evaluating and making...more

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Mayor Kenney Signs Philadelphia Fair Workweek and Minimum Wage Bills Into Law

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills last week that provide affected employees in the city with more scheduling certainty and higher wages....more

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Recent Supreme Court Decision Interprets ADEA to Cover State and Local Governments of Any Size

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On November 6, 2018, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 2018 WL 5794639 (2018), and held that state and local governments of any size are covered under the Age Discrimination in...more

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