Happy holidays to all our listeners. In this month's First Thursday podcast, Rick covers: Pensions and Politics. What is the Social Security Fairness Act and does it have a chance of being passed? Progressive DAs. Elon Musk has his sights set on them. This month's cases: Officer’s

Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to all who served. Sorry we're late! This month's First Thursday should be renamed "Second Monday." In this month's podcast, Rick covers two union leave cases and two involving social media posts. The Cases: Gilmore v. Gallego, No. CV-23-0130-PR, 2024 WL

LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson goes over four cases in this month's podcast, two involving free speech and two on prosecutorial immunity. This month's cases: Ohio Security Guard’s Facebook “All Lives Splatter” Meme Protected by 1st Amendment, Noble v. Cincinnati & Hamilton Cnty. Pub. Lib

Michael Freeman, Executive Vice President of the New Jersey Police Benevolent Association joins LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson to discuss Mike's career in law enforcement labor relations, and the two go over cases involving marijuana use and free speech. This month's cases: Jersey City E

Rick Poulson interviews attorney Tom Gribbin about his career and the unique issues that arise in representing correctional officers. This month's cases: Court Upholds Award Of Retroactive Sick Leave Benefits For COs, County of Berks v. Teamsters Local 429, 2023 WL 8290257 (Cmwlth. Ct.). Ci

LRIS recently lost a member of our extended family. Arbitrator Dave Gaba, a frequent LRIS seminar speaker and co-author of the book Interest Arbitration passed away last month. We extend our sincerest condolences to Dave's family and friends. Rick Poulson interviewed Arbitrator Michael Loconto fo

Will Aitchison is on the other side of the microphone in this month's podcast as Rick Poulson interviews him about his career in public safety labor relations. They discuss how long Will has been practicing, how he got into labor law, when and why he started LRIS, and why have seminars for both mana

The complete interview with police attorney Lance LoRusso is available only to LRIS Premium subscribers. Rick Poulson and Lance, founder of the Blue Line Institute, discuss Lance’s background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges facing police officers an

Rick Poulson interviews attorney Lance LoRusso, founder of the Blue Line Institute. They discuss Lance's background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges facing police officers and their advocates. This month's cases: Court Reverses Decision Grantin

Welcome Rick Poulson to the LRIS First Thursday Podcast! April's First Thursday podcast is a special two-person affair as LRIS Executive Director, Rick Poulson, joins Will as cohost. Rick talks about his background, how he became a labor attorney, and helps Will break down this months cases. C