Happy holidays to all our listeners. In this month's First Thursday podcast, Rick covers: Pensions and Politics. What is the Social Security Fairness Act and does it have a chance of being passe

Happy Veteran's Day and thank you to all who served. Sorry we're late! This month's First Thursday should be renamed "Second Monday." In this month's podcast, Rick covers two union leave cases a

LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson goes over four cases in this month's podcast, two involving free speech and two on prosecutorial immunity. This month's cases: Ohio Security Guards Facebook

Michael Freeman, Executive Vice President of the New Jersey Police Benevolent Association joins LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson to discuss Mike's career in law enforcement labor relations, and th

Michael Freeman, Executive Vice President of the New Jersey Police Benevolent Association joins LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson to discuss Mike's career in law enforcement labor relations, and th

Rick Poulson interviews attorney Tom Gribbin about his career and the unique issues that arise in representing correctional officers. This month's cases: Court Upholds Award Of Retroactive Sick

LRIS recently lost a member of our extended family. Arbitrator Dave Gaba, a frequent LRIS seminar speaker and co-author of the book Interest Arbitration passed away last month. We extend our sincerest

Will Aitchison is on the other side of the microphone in this month's podcast as Rick Poulson interviews him about his career in public safety labor relations. They discuss how long Will has been prac

Rick Poulson interviews attorney Lance LoRusso, founder of the Blue Line Institute. They discuss Lance's background as a sworn police officer and a police attorney, as well as the current challenges f

Welcome Rick Poulson to the LRIS First Thursday Podcast! April's First Thursday podcast is a special two-person affair as LRIS Executive Director, Rick Poulson, joins Will as cohost. Rick talks abo