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Archive for June, 2007
State Law Limiting “Hudson” Expenditures to Opt-Ins Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
June 13, 2007 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Washington State statute that forbids public-sector unions from using agency fees collected from non-members for political and other noncollective- bargaining purposes, except with respect… Read More
NLRB Approves Union Card Check/Neutrality Agreements With Private Equity Firms
Last November the Board held in Heartland Industrial Partners, 348 NLRB No. 72, that Section 8(e) of the NLRA does not prohibit a union and a private equity firm from entering into a card check… Read More
San Francisco Sick Leave Law Update
Starting June 5, 2007, San Francisco’s new law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave is fully operational. Employers had been given a grace period of sorts through June 5 permitting them to delay paying… Read More
Setback for Unions on Agency Fee Calculations
A decision by the NLRB in early 2007 may have emboldened those who refuse to pay their fair share of union dues. Individuals who object to paying full dues (known as “Beck objectors” or “agencyfee… Read More
NLRB Makes it Tougher to Dismiss Decert Petitions
The NLRB has issued a decision making it harder for unions to use unfair labor practice charges to dismiss decertification petitions. In Truserv, 349 NLRB No. 23, the Board overruled three decisions issued between 1995… Read More
Provisionally Credentialed Teachers’ Due-Process Rights Affirmed
Two recent Court of Appeal cases, one of which was filed by the Beeson firm, have clarified that teachers with provisional teaching credentials are entitled to due process and the right to preferential re-hire when… Read More
Missed Rest Break Victory in California Supreme Court
In April the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the “additional hour of pay” provided for in Labor Code Section 226.7 to compensate employees for missed meal and rest periods is a wage, not a… Read More
Prevailing Wage Law Applies to Undocumented Aliens
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that California’s prevailing wage laws apply to undocumented aliens. In the case of Reyes v. Van Elk, Ltd, 148 Cal.App.4th 604, four workers sued their employer for failure… Read More
Court Approves Manager’s Dual Role As Both Investigator and Skelly Hearing Officer
Public employees often are amazed to find out that their right to a due process Skelly hearing is not all it’s cracked up to be. Unfortunately, a decision by the Court of Appeal in Flippin… Read More
Arbitrator Voids Untimely Discharge of 17
In a case handled by Sheila Sexton and Teague Paterson of the Beeson Oakland office, Arbitrator John La Rocco has issued a decision voiding the discharges of 17 Coca-Cola bottlers terminated for theft of company… Read More
State Law Limiting “Hudson” Expenditures to Opt-Ins Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
June 13, 2007 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Washington State statute that forbids public-sector unions from using agency fees collected from non-members for political and other noncollective- bargaining purposes, except with respect… Read More
NLRB Approves Union Card Check/Neutrality Agreements With Private Equity Firms
Last November the Board held in Heartland Industrial Partners, 348 NLRB No. 72, that Section 8(e) of the NLRA does not prohibit a union and a private equity firm from entering into a card check… Read More
San Francisco Sick Leave Law Update
Starting June 5, 2007, San Francisco’s new law requiring employers to provide paid sick leave is fully operational. Employers had been given a grace period of sorts through June 5 permitting them to delay paying… Read More
Setback for Unions on Agency Fee Calculations
A decision by the NLRB in early 2007 may have emboldened those who refuse to pay their fair share of union dues. Individuals who object to paying full dues (known as “Beck objectors” or “agencyfee… Read More
NLRB Makes it Tougher to Dismiss Decert Petitions
The NLRB has issued a decision making it harder for unions to use unfair labor practice charges to dismiss decertification petitions. In Truserv, 349 NLRB No. 23, the Board overruled three decisions issued between 1995… Read More
Provisionally Credentialed Teachers’ Due-Process Rights Affirmed
Two recent Court of Appeal cases, one of which was filed by the Beeson firm, have clarified that teachers with provisional teaching credentials are entitled to due process and the right to preferential re-hire when… Read More
Missed Rest Break Victory in California Supreme Court
In April the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the “additional hour of pay” provided for in Labor Code Section 226.7 to compensate employees for missed meal and rest periods is a wage, not a… Read More
Prevailing Wage Law Applies to Undocumented Aliens
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that California’s prevailing wage laws apply to undocumented aliens. In the case of Reyes v. Van Elk, Ltd, 148 Cal.App.4th 604, four workers sued their employer for failure… Read More
Court Approves Manager’s Dual Role As Both Investigator and Skelly Hearing Officer
Public employees often are amazed to find out that their right to a due process Skelly hearing is not all it’s cracked up to be. Unfortunately, a decision by the Court of Appeal in Flippin… Read More
Arbitrator Voids Untimely Discharge of 17
In a case handled by Sheila Sexton and Teague Paterson of the Beeson Oakland office, Arbitrator John La Rocco has issued a decision voiding the discharges of 17 Coca-Cola bottlers terminated for theft of company… Read More
