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The decision by the Starke City Commission will leave 11 officers without a job starting on March 1
SFPD attributes the increase to recent recruiting incentives, such as increased starting pay, a shortened hiring process and free one-day testing events
The legislation would make first responders who become disabled or die from COVID-19 eligible for compensation under the Public Safety Officer Benefit program
Employees required to work will receive an extra $14 a day per diem
Emerging challenges during this national emergency require police leaders to take non-traditional steps and potentially dramatic shifts in policy
Instead of using sick time or being placed on paid leave, officers would receive their full, regular pay
During hard times, it can be difficult to remember the good you or your employees have done, but that’s the heart of workplace engagement
The bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers’ comp without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs
Agencies that take no action to terminate officers who have been proven to be dishonest are placing themselves at risk
While policing in rural areas may lessen the risk of COVID-19 cases, agencies worry a single case of the virus would put whole departments out of commission
Sgt. Mike Mancuso said the police department is being asked to make cuts that are too much for the strained department to handle amid a pandemic
While some cities have voted to give police, fire and EMS workers hazard pay, the state legislature and many local governments have been slow to act
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