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One of the nightmares of HR professionals is to be told about a workplace problem “privately as a friend.” Whether something is an informal chat between friends or public notice of a problem is very hard to determine. That was essentially the question in deciding whether a Rancho Cordova sheriff was engaging in protected speech about a public topic or an informal chat among friends.
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Kate Adams began working for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office in 1994. She became Chief of Police for the City of Rancho Cordova in March 2020.
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