First Thursday, August 2024

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.). City Lawfully Refused To Turn Over Documents During Contract Negotiations, City of Lancaster v. Pennsylvania Lab. Rels. Bd., 309 A.3d 178 (Pa. Commw. Ct., 2024). Mandatory DEI Training Did Not Create Unlawful Hostile Work Environment, Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections, No. 23-1063, 2024 WL 1040625 (10th Cir., 2024). Anxiety Caused by Coworker Does Not Excuse Officer’s Marijuana Use, In re: Steven Allen, Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, DOCKET NO. A-1820-22, 2024 WL 2235554 (N.J. Super. App. Div., May 17, 2024)

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.).

City Lawfully Refused To Turn Over Documents During Contract Negotiations, City of Lancaster v. Pennsylvania Lab. Rels. Bd., 309 A.3d 178 (Pa. Commw. Ct., 2024).

Mandatory DEI Training Did Not Create Unlawful Hostile Work Environment, Young v. Colorado Department of Corrections, No. 23-1063, 2024 WL 1040625 (10th Cir., 2024).

Anxiety Caused by Coworker Does Not Excuse Officer’s Marijuana Use, In re: Steven Allen, Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, DOCKET NO. A-1820-22, 2024 WL 2235554 (N.J. Super. App. Div., May 17, 2024)