Public Sector Legal Developments

PERB ruling confirms public employees will not lose wages when participating in collective bargaining negotiations
Assembly Considers Pro-Worker Legislation
PERB provides insight: what is a sufficient request for effects bargaining?
Court Upholds Protection Of Union Official’s Speech Against Police Chief
PERB Clarifies Effects-Bargaining Burdens for Unions and Employers
PERB Emphasizes the Employer's Duty to Bargain the Decision to Transfer Bargaining-Unit Work
Union asks the California Supreme Court to Compel the Production of Contact Information for Represented Employees
OFCCP promises to expand investigations of pay discrimination by federal contractors
Ninth Circuit Resurrects Case For "Implied" Retiree Healthcare Benefits
CalPERS Plans Open Enrollment for Long-Term Care Insurance Program
Sonoma County And Its In-Home Support Services Public Authority Are “Joint Employers” Of Service Provider
Federal contractors restricted in ability to look at applicants' criminal history records
Victory for Protection of Retiree Benefits
New California Assembly Bill Would Exempt Public Transportation Workers from PEPRA Pension Act
San Diego Sheriffs Sue to Stop PEPRA
Union Entitled To Retirement Benefit Information For Part-Time Community College Faculty
Second Legal Challenge to PEPRA (AB 197) Results in Stay of Implementation
New California Bill Would Extend Social Media Protections To Public-Sector Employees
Costa Mesa Update: Layoff Notices Rescinded; Supreme Court Upholds Injunction
First Legal Challenge To PEPRA Results In Stay Of Implementation
The Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2012 (PEPRA)
School District Too Late To Compel Teachers Union To Reopen Contract
Ongoing Retiree Benefit Obligation May Continue Even After MOU Expires
Costa Mesa Voters Reject Charter Measure
In the Public Sector: Governor Brown Signs Pro-Worker Legislation – Part II
10 Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding the California Public Employees’ Pension “Reform” Act of 2013 (“PEPRA,” AB 340)
California State University Must Bargain Over Increase In Workload of Mental Health Clinicians
In the Public Sector: Governor Brown Signs Pro-Worker Legislation – Part I
AB 1606 Unlikely To Affect Public Sector Impasse Procedures
Court of Appeal Approves Injunction Stopping Costa Mesa “Contracting Out”
Study: Not-for-Profit Hospitals Cost California Cities and Counties Over $1 billion in 2010
Public Pensions To Be Sliced and Diced
PERB Upholds Union Steward’s Right To Represent Members Without Being Disciplined
PERB finds Riverside County unlawfully denied a unit modification petition for a second time in two years
Court Reverses Los Angeles Unified School District Consent Decree That Violates Teachers’ Seniority Rights
Department Of Labor Secures Guarantee From General Contractor For Wage Violations Of Its Subcontractors
Contractor For School District Agrees To Pay Prevailing Wage Penalties
California Passes In-Home Supportive Services Employer-Employee Relations Act
Three California Cities Target Public Sector Workers and Retirees in Bankruptcy Filings
California Supreme Court Decides that Charter Cities Can Have Anti-Prevailing Wage Law Provisions In Their Charters
School District Not Always Required To Arbitrate Over Charter Conversion Of School, Depending on Contract Language and Remedies Proposed
US Supreme Court Knox Public Sector Unions
Coalition of Unions and Community Allies Successfully Fight Back Governor Brown’s Proposal to Drastically Slash Funding to In-Home Supportive Services
Local Voters Scapegoat Public Employee Pensions
Ballot Measures Gut Pensions For San Jose and San Diego City Employees
Court Reverses Furloughs of California Hazardous Waste Employees
Federal Judge Rules for Long Term CalPERS Benefits for Same-Sex Partners
Employer cannot insist to impasse on proposal that would violate employees’ rights under the California Labor Code, PERB finds
Arizona Guts Public Sector Workers’ Rights
Federal Court Affirms Protection Of Public Employee's Testimony Against Employer In Co-Worker's Lawsuit
State funding to cities with blanket bans against Project Labor Agreements blocked
Seniority Still Rules: Administrative Law Judge Rules That School District Can’t Ignore Seniority During Layoffs
Unions Help Successfully Resist School District Attempt To Invalidate San Francisco Merit System
“You May Enter”: PERB expands non-employee organizers' access rights to public employer property under MMBA
Union Wins Information Request Over City’s Confidentiality Claim
Urgent: Redevelopment Agencies Decision
California Court of Appeal Holds That and Employee does not Waive the Right to Arbitrate His Discharge if He retires after filing for Arbitration
PERB Announces New Regulations to Implement Mandatory Fact-finding
California Supreme Court Confirms Retiree Health Care as Vested Benefit
SB 857 Signed: PERB Not Authorized to Award Strike Damages
AB 501 Signed: Scope of Employees/Employers Covered by EERA Expanded
Union Owes No Duty Of Fair Representation To An Employee Outside Of The Bargaining Unit, Even If The Employee Seeks The Union’s Assistance To Be Included In The Bargaining Unit
PERB Defers Employee’s Retaliation/Discrimination Claim; Member Huguenin Writes Separate Decision
Governor Signs SB 609: PERB Must Issue Decisions in 180 Days in Representation Cases
Proposed Decision: Riverside County Unlawfully Declared Impasse
Proposed Decision: Riverside County Unlawfully Denied Union Access
PERB: Riverside County Unlawfully Denied Petition for Temporary Workers Unit
Study: Keeping Government Work In-House Saves Taxpayer Dollars
Ninth Circuit Reviews the FLSA’s “learned professional” Exemption
Unions Must Demand Effects Bargaining, Even if Employer Notice is Untimely
PERB Will “Honor” Settlement Agreement For Charging Party To Withdraw Charge And Related Exceptions
Manager Cannot Go Directly to PERB Without Going Through Local Process First
PERB Demands that the City of Redding Provide Union with Investigative Reports
Court Orders Injunction against Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to Protect Union Members’ Civil Rights
Feds Ease Reporting Requirements
Health Care: Court Says 12 Hour Shifts Can Pay Less Per Hour Than 8 Hour Shifts
United States Court of Appeals Extends Constitutional Drug Testing Protection to Public Sector Job Applicants
Ninth Circuit Orders Due Process Hearings For Layoffs of Permanent Public Employees
California Supreme Court Upholds The Principle of the Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board
Newspapers May Publish Names And Salaries Of Public Employees Earning $100,000 Per Year
Peace Officer Names, Employing Departments And Hiring And Termination Dates Are Not Exempt From Disclosure Under The California Public Records Act
Use Of Mail Boxes For Distribution Of Political Literature
Wrongfully Demoted Employee Is Not Entitled To Back Pay For Periods When The Employee Was Not Available For Work
The Dills Act Prevents An Arbitrator From Reforming An Erroneous Memorandum Of Understanding After It Has Been Ratified
A Civil Service Commission's Authority Is Limited By the Charter Which Created It
States May Require Public Sector Unions To Obtain Affirmative Approval Before Using Non-member's Fees For Political Purposes