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Archive for November, 2000

CALIFORNIA’S NEW INJUNCTION LAWS STRENGTHEN WORKERS’ RIGHT TO PICKET

November 13, 2000 by

In our December 1999 newsletter we noted the enactment of new Labor Code provisions aimed at strengthening workers’ right to picket. The first appellate court decision discussing the new laws, United Food and Commercial Workers… Read More

Federal Case Update

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Employer’s Seniority Policy Does Not Trump Disabled Employee’s Request for Accommodation The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Bar­nett v. U.S. Air, Inc. (October 4, 2000) ruled that non-union employer’s seniority policy does not automatically… Read More

Legislative Update

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New Law Makes Significant Changes for Work­ers Governed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act Governor Davis signed into law SB 739 by Senator Hilda Solis (D-El Monte). The new law, which goes into effect on July 1,… Read More

NLRB Case Update

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Employer Must Provide Union With Worker’s Medical Information The NLRB has ruled that an employer must provide the union with an employee’s medical information when that information is relevant to the processing of a grievance…. Read More

State Case Update

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Court Bars Cal­trans’ Policy of Off-Duty Drug Testing On September 29, 2000, the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District affirmed a lower court ruling in Edgerton v. State Personnel Board that Caltrans’… Read More