Police union files a grievance over personnel database

The D.C. police union has filed a grievance against the Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that the agency violated the rights of officers by inquiring about off-the-job illnesses and sharing that information in a personnel database.

The department requires officers to report off-duty injuries and illnesses that have nothing to do with their ability to perform the job, which is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, according to a grievance filed by Fraternal Order of Police Chairman Kristopher Baumann.