Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.
In this month’s edition of Bargaining in Blue, we examine CBA provisions regarding compensation for law enforcement officers during misconduct investigations. We review a new CBA in Tacoma, Washington, that prohibits law enforcement officers from receiving compensation during certain misconduct investigations; related scholarly arguments; and insights on the topic from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population.