Work Comp Road Map for Fire Fighters
By John A. Ferrone Esq. Fire fighters face dangers every day. It is no surprise the job is one of the toughest in California. With these dangers comes the increased likelihood of an injury on duty (IOD). There are countless examples of exposures, lifting patients, motor vehicle accidents, and the daily physical demands of the […]
PERB Continues To Enhance Collective Bargaining Statutes
As you recall, the Ferrone Law Group (FLG) was successful in Compton Firefighters, IAFF Local 2216 v. City of Compton (2023), in obtaining historic remedies including reimbursement to Local 2216 for collecting bargaining costs, time spent by the bargaining team attending bargaining sessions, and litigation expenses for the time spent litigating the matter before PERB. […]
Mental Health Awareness: Focus on OIS and Critical Incidents
In the realm of protecting Public Safety, few scenarios demand an attorney’s rapid reaction and acute attention like responding to an Officer Involved Shooting or other Critical Incident (“OIS”). Within less than an hour from the initial call to action–a phone call, which often comes late at night or in the earliest hours of the […]
Senate Bill 2 Explained: Navigating the Peace Officer Decertification Process
WHAT IT IS: Senate Bill 2 (“SB2”) is the new law effective January 1, 2023, which establishes a requirement that all California Peace Officers be certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (“POST”). Additionally, this new law creates a mechanism for POST to revoke or suspend a peace officer’s certification due to […]
PERB Finds The City of Alhambra In Violation of Collective Bargaining Laws
Christmas came early for firefighters at the City of Alhambra! While most understand that an employer cannot violate its collective bargaining unit, what often goes unnoticed and unchallenged are changes to employer working conditions that are not necessarily memorialized in writing. Employers cannot simply change most working conditions without first meeting and conferring—this means actual […]
Breaking News: Ferrone Law Group Obtains Published Appellate Court Decision Overturning Retirement Law
On Monday, January 30, 2023, Attorney Michael McGill obtained a favorable opinion from the Fourth District Appellate Court in the matter of Casson v. Orange County Employees Retirement System. The opinion is published, meaning it is binding precedent, because it impacts all public employees in the event they decide to switch retirement systems. Casson was […]
Compensable Consequence Injuries in Workers’ Compensation
By John A. Ferrone Esq.Ferrone Law Group Workers’ compensation has a principal known as the ”compensable consequence” or secondary injuries, where a subsequent injury is the direct and natural consequence of an original industrial injury. The subsequent injury is considered to relate back to the originalinjury and it is not treated as a new and […]
An Officer’s Guide for Stress Related Injuries
By John A. Ferrone Esq.Ferrone Law Group California public safety officers are subject to a challenging and at times stressful environment. Peace officers are frequently exposed to stress related injuries like suspect assaults, officer-involved shootings and severe orthopedic injuries. What if the stress from the job is caused by other factorssuch as supervisory conflict or […]
Work Comp Road Map for Fire Fighters
By John A. Ferrone Esq. Adams, Ferrone & Ferrone Fire fighters face dangers every day. It is no surprise the job is one of the toughest in California. With these dangers comes the increased likelihood of an injury on duty (IOD). There are countless examples of exposures, lifting patients, motor vehicle accidents, and the daily […]
Negotiating a Workers’ Compensation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program for Public Safety
By John A. Ferrone Esq.Ferrone Law Group Safety officers, who have claimed a work injury, will be faced with a host of complex work comp laws that have been designed to delay and deny benefits. This article will outline an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system that can be negotiated into a Labor-Management workers’ compensation agreement. […]