First Thursday, February 2024




LRIS First Thursday Podcast show

Summary: <br> Good news on the economy and inflation<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://lris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-release-table1-2023121.xlsx">The Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI data</a><br> <br> <br> <br> * From The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/28/global-economy-gdp-inflation/">Falling inflation, rising growth give U.S. the world’s best recovery</a> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> This month's cases<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Wisconsin Municipalities Required To Offer Health Insurance And Bargain Over Contributions, Wisconsin Professional Police Association v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, Case Number 22CV1674, 2023 WL 7924647 (Wis. Cir. Ct. 2023)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Court Upholds Arbitration Award Reinstating Genital-Grabbing State Trooper, Michigan Department of State Police v. Michigan State Police Troopers Association, No. 363241, 2023 WL 9007696 (Ct. App. Mich. 2023)<br> <br> <br> <br> * Employer Discriminatorily Terminated Former Union President, United Mine Workers of America, Local 522 v. Westmoreland County, PERA-C-23-41-W, 2023 WL 7144568 (Pa. Labor Relations Board 2023)<br> <br> <br> <br> * What Is A ‘Constructive Discharge’? Hoffstead v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, 2023 WL 8353271 (N.D.Ill. 2023).<br> <br>