Topic
Discipline
16 published works
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 10/15/26
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: As the principal of an elementary school, I run a tight ship. I follow the rules and expect others to do…
Municipal Minute
Board of Fire And Police Commission Had No Jurisdiction to Hear Disciplinary Charges
An Illinois Appellate Court held that a board of fire and police commissioners did not have jurisdiction to hear disciplinary charges against a police officer because the hearing was not…
De Rebus - SA Attorneys' Journal
Suspension without a Code of Conduct: A fragile exercise of employer power
By De Rebus
Suspension is among the most serious interventions an employer can impose short of dismissal. Although often described as precautionary or neutral, South African courts have repeatedly recognised that suspension has…
KGK Special Ed Law Blog
Navigating the Manifestation Determination Review (MDR)
By Kirsch-Goodwin, Kirsch
The IDEA protects students with disabilities in disciplinary proceedings that may result in long term suspension or expulsion. Suspension over 10 days in a school year requires a Manifestation Determination…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Recent PERB Decision Shows Us Why You Shouldn’t Waive Your Right to a Skelly Hearing
By Mastagni Law
On February 26, 2025, the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) issued a decision to reverse a PERB Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) ruling that the City of California City failed to…
Fretzin Blog
For Lawyers Looking To Make It Rain: Discipline Eats Motivation For Breakfast!
By Steve Fretzin I’d like to start out by asking you to think about the last major accomplishment you had, either personally or professionally. Was it passing the bar exam…
Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Blog
Be Disciplined About Not Needing DisciplineĀ
By Erin Ogden
A big lie is that we just need more discipline. “If you really wanted to get stuff done, you would. You simply have to be (more) disciplined. No pain, no…
California Employment Law Report
Five Key Rules to Remember About Documenting Employee Performance
Employers need to remember these five key rules for documenting and providing feedback on employee performance: 1. For at-will employees, there is no legal obligation for employers to provide three…
Labor & Employment Report
NLRB To Expand Definition of Effective Recommendation of Discipline?
In its unpublished decision in Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) expressed a willingness to reconsider, and likely expand, what constitutes an alleged…
Vorys on Labor
Want to Limit an Arbitrator’s Ability to Modify a Disciplinary Decision? Bargaining For It is the Best Bet!
Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision emphasizing the power of an arbitrator to amend an employer’s disciplinary decision where the CBA lacks an express provision limiting the…