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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Two Attacks on Public Sector Union Representation
July 6, 2021 by
Dale Brodsky and Andrew Baker
At least for the time being, public sector unions can breathe a sigh of relief that they may continue to serve as the exclusive bargaining representative for all of the public employees in a bargaining… Read More
Trump NLRB Destroys Historic Protections for Workers Engaged in Union Activities
August 31, 2020 by
Andrew Baker
It can be discouraging keeping track of the Trump NLRB’s rollback of worker rights, but it’s important for unions and their members to keep abreast of the shifting legal landscape. One recent setback alters the… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies Application of California Wage Rules to Employees Working in More Than One State
July 8, 2020 by
Andrew Baker
In companion cases involving application of the California labor code to the airline industry, the California Supreme Court has clarified how two important sections of the Labor Code apply to employees who perform work both… Read More
Trump NLRB Disenfranchises Voters Who Aren’t Careful
May 14, 2020 by
Andrew Baker
Employees casting their ballots in an NLRB election have a simple choice: Place an “x” in the YES box, or place an “x” in the NO box. Unfortunately, all too often, a voter places marks… Read More
NLRB Issues New Rule Gutting Historic Blocking-Charge Policy and Inviting Attacks on Voluntary Recognition Bargaining Relationships
April 8, 2020 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB has issued a new rule that makes significant changes in the legal landscape for unions pursuing recognition both through the NLRB election process and via voluntary recognition. The new rule effectively guts the… Read More
Trump Labor Board Gives Employers End-of-Year Gifts
February 6, 2020 by
Andrew Baker
In a series of decisions issued in December, the Trump-appointed majority on the NLRB reversed several important Obama Board decisions favoring unions and workers. In addition to the decision to allow employers to unilaterally cease… Read More
Dues Checkoff Authorizations Once Again Suspended Upon Contract Expiration
December 20, 2019 by
Andrew Baker
The Trump Board has rolled back one more union gain from the Obama Board. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to enforce the NLRB’s old, but unexplained, rule that employers are not required… Read More
Resignation in Lieu of Termination Disqualifies Public Employee from PERS Disability Retirement Benefits
April 17, 2019 by
Andrew Baker
Ordinarily a public-sector employee who is terminated for cause loses the right to claim PERS disability retirement benefits. But how does this standard apply to an employee who is initially terminated for alleged cause, but… Read More
Drivers Making In-State Delivery of Out-of-State Goods Protected from Mandatory Arbitration of California Wage Claims
April 10, 2019 by
Andrew Baker
California labor law has a number of worker-friendly provisions that offer better protection to workers than federal minimum standards. California’s requirements that employees be paid daily overtime pay after eight hours and that employees receive… Read More
PERB Rules Employees Entitled to Reasonable Paid Released Time to Prepare for Negotiations
April 3, 2019 by
Andrew Baker
Most of California’s public sector labor relations statutes require employers to grant employees reasonable released time to participate in the meet and confer process. In 1978, PERB issued a decision that noted – as an… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Two Attacks on Public Sector Union Representation
July 6, 2021 by Dale Brodsky and Andrew Baker
At least for the time being, public sector unions can breathe a sigh of relief that they may continue to serve as the exclusive bargaining representative for all of the public employees in a bargaining… Read More
Trump NLRB Destroys Historic Protections for Workers Engaged in Union Activities
August 31, 2020 by Andrew Baker
It can be discouraging keeping track of the Trump NLRB’s rollback of worker rights, but it’s important for unions and their members to keep abreast of the shifting legal landscape. One recent setback alters the… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies Application of California Wage Rules to Employees Working in More Than One State
July 8, 2020 by Andrew Baker
In companion cases involving application of the California labor code to the airline industry, the California Supreme Court has clarified how two important sections of the Labor Code apply to employees who perform work both… Read More
Trump NLRB Disenfranchises Voters Who Aren’t Careful
May 14, 2020 by Andrew Baker
Employees casting their ballots in an NLRB election have a simple choice: Place an “x” in the YES box, or place an “x” in the NO box. Unfortunately, all too often, a voter places marks… Read More
NLRB Issues New Rule Gutting Historic Blocking-Charge Policy and Inviting Attacks on Voluntary Recognition Bargaining Relationships
April 8, 2020 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB has issued a new rule that makes significant changes in the legal landscape for unions pursuing recognition both through the NLRB election process and via voluntary recognition. The new rule effectively guts the… Read More
Trump Labor Board Gives Employers End-of-Year Gifts
February 6, 2020 by Andrew Baker
In a series of decisions issued in December, the Trump-appointed majority on the NLRB reversed several important Obama Board decisions favoring unions and workers. In addition to the decision to allow employers to unilaterally cease… Read More
Dues Checkoff Authorizations Once Again Suspended Upon Contract Expiration
December 20, 2019 by Andrew Baker
The Trump Board has rolled back one more union gain from the Obama Board. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to enforce the NLRB’s old, but unexplained, rule that employers are not required… Read More
Resignation in Lieu of Termination Disqualifies Public Employee from PERS Disability Retirement Benefits
April 17, 2019 by Andrew Baker
Ordinarily a public-sector employee who is terminated for cause loses the right to claim PERS disability retirement benefits. But how does this standard apply to an employee who is initially terminated for alleged cause, but… Read More
Drivers Making In-State Delivery of Out-of-State Goods Protected from Mandatory Arbitration of California Wage Claims
April 10, 2019 by Andrew Baker
California labor law has a number of worker-friendly provisions that offer better protection to workers than federal minimum standards. California’s requirements that employees be paid daily overtime pay after eight hours and that employees receive… Read More
PERB Rules Employees Entitled to Reasonable Paid Released Time to Prepare for Negotiations
April 3, 2019 by Andrew Baker
Most of California’s public sector labor relations statutes require employers to grant employees reasonable released time to participate in the meet and confer process. In 1978, PERB issued a decision that noted – as an… Read More
