2021 Updates for Public Safety
Disciplinary UpdateAttorney Robert Baumann AB 392/Use of Force: Responded to multiple officer involved shootings, both occurring with Southern California agencies. In both instances Attorney Baumann was able to successfully navigate the new Use of Force law in California, particularly as it relates to officer involved shootings. In one of instance there was a potential concern […]
OFFICER PREVAILS IN “FREEWAY THERAPY” RETALIATION CASE
By: Michael A. McGill, Esq. In March 2010, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Investigator Rick Prancevic was punitively transferred from one county office to a different office, much further away from his home. The transfer was the result of a letter to the editor Prancevic wrote in a local newspaper criticizing the City of Santa […]
How You Can Choose The Best Personal Injury Lawyers
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Clients Can Benefit From Using Multiple Law Firms
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Domestic Violence in California – How a Lawyer Can Help.
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FF Workers’ Comp May 2020 Update: Firefighting Foam & Cancer
Chemical-based firefighting foam has been sold for decades because of its effectiveness in extinguishing jet fuel and petroleum fires. However, it may cause various types of cancer — most notably kidney, testicular, and pancreatic cancer — in firefighters who were regularly exposed to the foam. Known officially as aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), firefighting foam creates […]
Off Duty Injury Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Labor Code section 3600(a)(9) provides that an injury is not compensable if it arises out of ‘voluntary participation in any off-duty recreational, social or athletic activity not constituting part of the employee’s work-related duties’. An exception to this principle exists ‘where the activities are a reasonable expectancy of, or are expressly or impliedly required by […]
Corona-Virus Covid19 and Labor Code Section 4850
March 20, 2020 – It is not a matter of if, but when, a safety officer will come into contact with the coronavirus in performance of their duties. The natural question is how that safety officer will be treated, particularly if that safety officer is quarantined. If the employer requires a safety officer to remain […]
STRESS-RELATED INJURIES: AVOIDING THE NEVER-ENDING LITIGATION
California public safety officers are subject to a challenging and, at times, stressful environment. Peace officers are frequently exposed to situations likely to cause stress-related injuries, such as inmate assaults, in-custody deaths, or riots. However, what if the stress from the job is caused by other factors, such as supervisory conflict or an investigation? What […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Key Highlights: Effective April 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020, the law provides up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for employees impacted by coronavirus; and allows employees to use FMLA leave with 2/3 pay if they need to care for a child whose school or childcare is closed due to COVID-19. Potential Exception: […]