Garrity Rights apply to the right of a public employee not to be compelled to incriminate themselves by their employer. These rights are based on the 1975 United States Supreme Court decision NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc.
Correspondingly, what is a Garrity hearing?
In United States law, the Garrity warning is an advisement of rights usually administered by federal, state, or local investigators to their employees who may be the subject of an internal investigation.
Additionally, what is Garrity immunity?
Essentially, when an investigator, supervisor, manager or a government official in a position of authority compels a public employee to answer questions, the interviewer is granting the employee Garrity “use immunity”.
What is a lybarger warning?
A typical Lybarger warning states: “You are advised that under normal circumstances you have the right to remain silent and to not incriminate yourself, but this is an administrative investigation and, as such, you are ordered and required to give a statement and answer all questions truthfully.
What to do when your union is not helping you?
Go to the National Labor Relations Board.
If the union still refuses to help you, you can go to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and file a complaint against your union. You must do this within 180 days of the time the union refused to do anything about your grievance.