Labor/Employment
Dec. 15, 2009
Firefighters: Immunized To What Extent?
Jeffrey Freedman of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore says protections given to firefighters may exceed those provided to peace officers.
By Jeffrey Freedman
California public employees have the same "Miranda" rights as all citizens to be free from having compelled answers to incriminating questions used against them in criminal prosecutions. However, they do not have the right to refuse to answer questions put to them by their employers during disciplinary investigations, even though they may admit to criminal conduct, if they are first given proper admonitions. The United States Supreme Court's de...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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