Labor/Employment,
Criminal
Jun. 26, 2020
Public employee rights might block some police discipline efforts
Labor laws that guarantee due process rights to public employees might be blocking law enforcement agencies from immediately acting on calls to discipline police officers, which have surged across the nation since footage of a Minneapolis officer kneeling on George Floyd's neck began circulating in May.
Labor laws that guarantee due process rights to public employees might be blocking law enforcement agencies from immediately acting on calls to discipline police officers, which have surged across the nation since footage of a Minneapolis officer kneeling on George Floyd's neck began circulating in May.
Many public employees are entitled to certain constitutional and statutory rights that could significantly extend the time line unde...
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