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Texas Trooper Not Entitled To USERRA Accommodation For Delayed-Onset Service Disability
10/09/2026

The Court of Appeals of Texas addressed what it described as an issue of first impression under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA): whether a service member whose military-related disability is dis­covered after returning to work may invoke USERRA’s reemployment p

Borough’s Furlough Is A No-Go, Per Labor Board
10/09/2026

This is a follow-up to the article “Dou­ble Whammy ULP Decisions Against Pennsylvania Police Chief With An­ti-Union Bias” in the December 2025 issue of Public Safety Labor News.Edward Titterton had been a po­lice officer with Jenkintown Borough in Pennsylvania for years when the Borough furloughed h

Massachusetts Court Broadly Reads Police Heart Law Presumption
10/09/2026

Allena Downey worked as an Ash­land, Massachusetts police officer from 2002 until September 2013. Beginning in 2012, she experienced frequent pre­mature ventricular contractions (PVCs), or abnormal heartbeats, accompanied by heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and chest pain. The PVC

Las Vegas Officer Awarded Benefits For Off-Duty Equipment Inspection Injury
10/09/2026

Derek Burnett worked in Las Ve­gas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)’s traffic division and was assigned a department-issued motorcycle that he took home and was required to park in a locked garage. LVMPD required Burnett to carry equipment including a flashlight, firearm, duty belt, body armor