In December 2012, a Veteran’s Preference Act hearing was held to determine whether the City of Brooklyn Park had just cause for the termination of a probationary police officer, Daniel Strickland. The city argued the officer had willfully violated a …
Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc., Local 82 challenged the City’s wage proposals, and a number of other compensation related items in the collective bargaining agreement. Evidence was presented on the City’s ability to pay, economic conditions, internal comparisons, external comparisons, …
The County’s Professional Social Work Supervisory Employees Association commenced interest arbitration on wages increases for 2012 and 2013, step increases for those years, on call pay, and reimbursement for professional licenses. The association sought 5% increase in wages for both …
As a service to clients, on March 1, 2013, labor and employment attorney Greg Wiley launched a new weekly blog reporting on Minnesota employment and labor law developments. Initially, the blog will focus on reporting on interest and grievance arbitration …
In December 2012, Wiley was retained to perform anti-harassment training at a Minnesota employer. He presented three live sessions for various employee shifts, and allowed the employer to videotape the training and store it on its hard-drive for new employees …
Two lines of cases have developed in the District Court of Minnesota with respect to whether qualified immunity shields officers from liability in excessive force cases when de minimis injury results from a use of force. Under strikingly similar facts, …
On December 14, 2012, Attorney Wiley won the Elmer H. Wiblishauser Author’s Award, presented annually by the MSBA Publications Committee to the individual member judged to have contributed the best article to Bench & Bar in the preceding fiscal year. Among the …
In mid-August, Greg Wiley, Esq. presented on credibility issues with law enforcement officers, and how labor professionals can tackle situations where “Cops Can’t Do The Job,” anymore. This area is a fascinating intersection of labor and employment law, constitutional law, …
On May 18, 2012, Attorney Greg Wiley was presented the Award of Excellence- Civil Law by the Public Law Section for his work in representing his public law clients. Wiley was presented the state-wide annual award in recognition for the …
Attorney Greg Wiley is proud to announce that he has been named to the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Public Employers Labor Relations Association. Wiley has been involved with various aspects of the organization over the last five years, …
