July 2021

Under the ADA, an employer may need to grant an employee a reasonable accommodation and exempt them from a mandatory vaccination based on a disability as defined by the ADA — i.e., a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, such as hearing, seeing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, caring for oneself, learning or working. Read More

When Northern Chapter Director Sean McKrell became president of the Marin County DSA in 2013, he knew that the best way to positively impact law enforcement and his members was to discover for himself what makes PORAC such a premier law enforcement association. Read More

With attacks on law enforcement growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, Los Angeles North Chapter Director David Mackie knew the best way to evoke positive change wasn’t going to come from sitting on the sidelines. Instead, Mackie — a Los Angeles School Police Department lieutenant and PORAC member since 1993 — became actively involved with the Association about five years ago and has never looked back. Read More

On May 26, the California State Senate advanced the peace officer licensing bill, SB 2 by Senator Steven Bradford, to the Assembly. The vote was divided by party line — Democrats voting yes, Republicans no — with five Democrats abstaining. The author took amendments to the Bane Act portion of the bill; however, the decertification language (PORAC’s primary reason for opposition) remains unchanged. Read More

Summer is here. D.C. is getting hotter, the cicadas are beginning to retreat and Congress is in session. Lawmakers have their hands full in June and July, with police reform (more on that below), contentious voting rights legislation, a major package aimed at remaining competitive with China and, perhaps most notably, infrastructure all on the to-do list before the August recess is reached. Read More