Forced To Resign From Police
The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the departments standards to resign but the effort faced a roadblock late Thursday after a state judge blocked... A resignation counts as under duress when an employers conduct makes the workplace so intolerable that any reasonable person would feel forced to quit. The legal term for this is constructive discharge, and it effectively converts what looks like a voluntary resignation into a firing.
The primary danger of a forced resignation is the preservation of certification. In many jurisdictions, a "resignation in good standing" (or even a neutral resignation) prevents the states Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) commission from decertifying the officer. If an officer isn't decertified, their license remains active.
The ... Former police officer Jacob Kersey said he was effectively forced to resign from his job after being told he could be terminated for posting his religious beliefs on social media. My friend was hired by a state Highway Patrol after he resigned at a local police department in a different state in good standing.
However, he did get into some IA trouble, got a good lawyer, and it was technically resigning in lieu of termination. Approximately 31 NYPD officers were abruptly informed on Thursday that they must resign within 24 hours due to disqualifications that allegedly should have prevented their hiring in the first... Channel 2 Action News has learned that a sheriff deputy forced to resign because of an improper relationship with a high schooler has been rehired to train officers in a Cobb County police...
If you feel you were forced to quit or that your employer acted illegally, you can contact an experienced employment lawyer. If you quit for a good reason, you may still be able to collect unemployment insurance. I was a police officer who was compelled to resign without an internal affairs investigation following a suspect chase that was recorded on tape.
This incident became a significant public media issue statewide, resulting in slander against me by name, despite being cleared of any wrongdoing. Police sources tell CBS News New York the commander responsible for hiring these 31 officers has been reassigned to the housing division and may face departmental charges.
