<h1 class="entry-title">Category: Legal Updates</h1>
21
Jan
The NEPBA today announced that it – along with other law enforcement labor groups – had reached a settlement with the Massachusetts POST Commission over alleged constitutional violations related to questionnaires POST required police officers to answer, and which also inquired into social media posts and group membership and affiliations. After litigation brought by NEPBA […]
01
Mar
NEPBA Attorney Frank Camera represented NEPBA Local 808 Woonsocket Police Department at the Rhode Island Labor Relations Board. The Union charged the City Of Woonsocket with failing to bargain over the implementation of body worn cameras. The Labor Board ruled that the City Of Woonsocket failed to satisfy its obligation to bargain over the body […]
08
Mar
From the desk of NEPBA Executive Secretary Bill Ryan The Grievant, a correction officer with the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office, was suspended following an April 24, 2020 incident in which it was alleged that he acted in an insubordinate manner toward his supervisor and refused to abide by a lawful directive from his supervisor. Additionally, as […]