Labor/Employment,
Government,
Criminal
Mar. 3, 2022
State misses deadline for peace officer bias screening rules
Effective January 1, 2021, Assembly Bill 846 amended California Government Code Section 1031 to require that candidates for jobs as peace officers — a term that includes police officers, deputy sheriffs and some similar positions — be determined to be free of bias on the grounds of race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Geoffrey S. Sheldon
Chair
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Email: gsheldon@lcwlegal.com
Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA
Sheldon is the chair of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore's (LCW) Public Safety Practice, where he provides expert legal counsel to California public safety agencies, focusing on the complexities of labor and employment. His expertise extends across various statutes, including the Peace Officers Bill of Rights Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and more.
Paul D. Knothe
Partner
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Phone: (310) 981-2029
Email: pknothe@lcwlegal.com
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr; Washington DC
Effective January 1, 2021, Assembly Bill 846 amended California Government Code Section 1031 to require that candidates for jobs as peace officers -- a term that includes police officers, deputy sheriffs and some similar positions -- be determined to be free of bias on the grounds of race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation. The new law required the state's Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training -- aka POST -- to u...
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