personnel file

ELS: Employment Law and Troopergate

Will Schendel
October 29, 2008 18:34

The next meeting of the Employment Law Section of the Alaska Bar Association will feature a panel discussing the various employment law issues presented by Troopergate.  Some possible topics:  1)  Does ex-Commissioner Monegan have any possible claim for wrongful termination?  (Are there some hig...

Disclosure of Confidential State Personnel Records

Will Schendel
September 04, 2008 23:25

Troopergate has now intersected with Alaska employment law. The union for Alaska State Troopers has asked that the State to investigate the disclosure of personnel information about Trooper Mike Wooten.  The letter from the Public Safety Employees Association states: A review of the transcript of th...

Legal Miscellanea

Will Schendel
August 15, 2008 20:19

Guaranteed appellate oral argument:  When the 9th Circuit was recently in Anchorage, some practitioners found out, at the last minute, that the court had cancelled oral argument and taken their matters solely on the briefs.  Unlike the Alaska Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit doesn’t guarantee o...

9th Cir: Reference Checks for Pilots

Will Schendel
May 23, 2008 18:05

The 9th Circuit has held that a private air carrier did not violate the federal Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996, 49 USC § 44703, when it disclosed an ex-employee’s records to another private carrer, after the employee signed a release of liability.  The panel held that false information ...