Showing posts with label retaliation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retaliation. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Police Department Social Media Policy Found Unconstitutional

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Liverman v. City of Petersburg  (2016) 844 F.3d 400, involved two police officers who were disciplined based on two posts they made on Fac...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Court Allows Officer's Retaliation Lawsuit to Proceed Over Anti-SLAPP Motion

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In Armendariz v. City of Burbank , the Second Appellate District held that a Burbank Police Officer’s retaliation lawsuit against his emplo...
Monday, September 19, 2016

Ninth Circuit Upholds Public Officials' Right to Respond to Public Smears

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In Mulligan v. Nichols et al. , the Ninth Circuit upheld public officials' right to respond to disparaging public comments against them....
Monday, January 25, 2016

CPRA May Grant Access to Personnel Records When There is a Strong Public Interest in Disclosure

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In Caldecott v. Superior Court of Orange County , the Fourth Appellate District found records associated with a personnel complaint were sub...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Public Employee's Personal Grievance Not Protected by the First Amendment

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Pete Turner was hired as a "temporary exempt employee" for the Department of Public Works (DPW) in the City and County of San Fra...
Monday, July 14, 2014

9th Circuit: LAPD Retaliated Against Officer for FLSA Testimony

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In Avila v. LAPD , the Ninth Circuit ruled the Los Angeles Police Department violated the FLSA’s anti-retaliation clause when it fired a “mo...
Friday, June 20, 2014

US Supreme Court: Public Employee Testimony Protected By First Amendment

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On June 19, 2014, in Lane v. Franks , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled an employee’s testimony was protected by the First Amendment because it...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Ninth Circuit: Reporting Safety Concerns to Supervisor May Not Be Protected by First Amendment

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In Hagen v. City of Eugene (9th Cir. 12-35492 12/3/13), the Court of Appeals held when an employee makes statements within the chain of com...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Court: "Liking" Sheriff Candidate on Facebook Protected by First Amendment

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In Bland v. Roberts (4th Cir., Sept. 18, 2013, 12-1671) 2013 WL 5228033, the federal Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Ninth Circuit: First Amendment Protects Peace Officer Labor Leaders from Retaliation

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In Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre (Mar. 22, 2013) 2013 WL 1180299, the Court of Appeals ruled it is unconstitutional for an employer to ret...