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Big savings for NAPO members & spouses with hearing loss
Police officers are exposed to a lot of noise that, over time, can affect their hearing. Untreated hearing loss may contribute to many healt...
CDC guidance on COVID-19 for law enforcement, caring for patients, isolation period
NAPO recently shared with members CDC guidance about caring for someone with the coronavirus and when they say it is safe to discontinue isolation. Also shared is CDC general guidance for law enforcement and a new document about cleaning and disinfecting facilities. “Some of the recommendations from this last document may be difficult to apply […]
Governor’s Executive Order protects workers when they or their close contacts are sick
Few exceptions to Executive Order declaring state public policy to stay home for those who test positive or show symptoms of COVID-19 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-36 on April 3, prohibiting all employers from discharging, disciplining, or otherwise retaliating against an employee for staying home from work if they or one of their […]
Bureau of Justice opens applications for $850 million in COVID-19 emergency supplemental funding
The Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Programs (BJA) has posted the solicitation for state, local and tribal applicants for the $850 million in Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) that NAPO helped secure in the stimulus package signed into law March 27, 2020. Click here for the link to the solicitation for grant funding. NAPO’s […]
NAPO: Officers should document all coronavirus exposure to preserve PSOB benefits
UPDATE: NAPO is urging the Department of Justice to issue a new policy memorandum for the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program stating any public safety officer who perishes from COVID-19 is presumed to have contracted the virus in the line of duty, and are thus eligible for PSOB death benefits. NAPO sent a letter […]
Washington Report – March 26, 2020 COVID-19 Legislation
By a vote of 96-0, the Senate passed a massive $2 trillion stimulus package (S. 3548) to help in the fight against the coronavirus at the federal, state and local levels and boost the economy. In addition to billions of dollars in funding to aid hospitals, businesses and bolster state unemployment benefits, the stimulus includes […]
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Telecommunicator of the Year jumps to aid of woman pulled from pool
– By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor with excerpts from Grand Haven Tribune Just days after he was honored for his service as Telecommunic...
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: April 3, 2020
CDC guidance on COVID-19 for law enforcement, caring for patients, isolation period
NAPO recently shared with members CDC guidance about caring for someone with the coronavirus and when they say it is safe to discontinue isolation. Also shared is CDC general guidance for law enforcement and a new document about cleaning and disinfecting facilities. “Some of the recommendations from this last document may be difficult to apply […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: March 6, 2020
Lake Odessa Patrol joins POLC for parity without disturbing peace
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Lake Odessa Patrol hasn’t been unionized in years, but the idea of having representation from lawyers knowledgeable about police issues really appealed to them – so in October 2019 they chose POLC to represent them. “It just would be nice to have representation by a lawyer who is familiar with […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: April 3, 2020
NAPO addresses COVID-19 sick leave for emergency responders, need-based use of emergency funding
NAPO’s Director of Governmental Affairs Andy Edmiston shared the following details about two issues NAPO is working on regarding recently passed COVID-19 response provisions. The first concerns how the federal government is implementing the new coronavirus-related paid sick leave policy passed as part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and its impact on […]
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Posted by: jgomori Posted date: March 31, 2020
Volunteer work inspires academy grad to become a Police Officer
By Jennifer Gomori, POJ Editor Jacob AC Yglesias’ volunteer work with the Detroit Goodfellows – distributing Christmas gifts to needy Detroit-area children – united him annually with Detroit Police while he was growing up. This past December, while applying for law enforcement positions, he was thankful for the help he received as recipient of a […]