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Maryland Court Rejects Terminated Police Officer’s Claim That County Promised Him A Trial Board
07/10/2026

Timothy Metter, a Prince George’s County police officer, sued the County after he was terminated without receiving an administrative hearing board, despite earlier communications to Metter and his union suggesting that a trial board would be offered. Metter had been arrested in 2022 and later pled g

Employer May Not Delay Reinstatement Indefinitely Under Guise Of “Practicality”
07/10/2026

On December 29, 2022, the City of Pittsburgh filed an appeal of Arbitrator Ralph Colflesh’s award to reinstate Po­lice Officer Aaron Fetty, who had been terminated for indecent sexual assault — specifically, groping a coworker. The City had initially disciplined Fetty in September 2021 with a three-

“All About Race”: Federal Court Restores Promotion Bias Suit After Supreme Court Ruling
07/10/2026

Deputy Chief Christopher Massey, a white male who had served the Bergen­field Police Department in New Jersey since 1995 and risen to Deputy Chief, had been acting as Officer In Charge since February 2019. Following his in­terview for the Chief of Police position, the Borough Administrator told Mass

Job Vacancy Posting Alone Does Not Transfer Bargaining Unit Work
07/10/2026

On January 15, 2026, Westches­ter County in New York posted a job vacancy announcement for a Major Case Squad/Gang Intelligence Officer position in the County’s Special Inves­tigations Unit (SIU). The posting stated that any “Correction Officer” with ten years of department service could apply by su