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Education Law
Court Upholds Right to Picket on School Premises
April 23, 2018 by
Sarah Kanbar
In the seminal case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the United States Supreme Court explained that “[i]t can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom… Read More
Student Teaching and Research Assistants Unite!
September 1, 2016 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB on August 23 issued a ruling that private university students who work as teaching or research assistants and who meet the common-law definition of “employee” are no longer excluded from coverage under the… Read More
With Passionate Dissenters, CA Supreme Court Leaves Intact Teacher Due Process Laws and Rejects Constitutional Right to ‘Quality’ Education
August 29, 2016 by
Dale Brodsky
In a closely watched case, and by a close vote, the California Supreme Court refused to find unconstitutional California’s teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes. In Vergara v. State of California and the California Teachers… Read More
Public School Teachers Dodge Another Bullet (after Friedrichs) as the Court of Appeal Refuses to Void the Education Code in Vergara v. State of California
April 18, 2016 by
Dale Brodsky
First, as a direct result of Judge Scalia’s unexpected demise, a four-four split on the U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve to public sector unions whose agency fees and opt-out provisions were on the chopping… Read More
NLRB Revises Managerial Employee Exclusion and Religious Institution Exemption in Higher Education
January 7, 2015 by
Teague Paterson
In the December 16 decision in Pacific Lutheran University, the NLRB extended the reach of the National Labor Relations Act (Act) with respect to higher education faculty under the religious institution exemption and the managerial… Read More
Teacher Names Linked to Test Scores Ruled Exempt From Public Disclosure
August 25, 2014 by
Margaret Geddes & Christopher Hammer
Standardized testing in education is a contentious issue. Proponents of testing argue that it is necessary for evaluating both student and teacher performance. Opponents believe testing forces teachers to “teach to the test” which only… Read More
California Legislature Revamps Laws Governing Dismissals and Suspensions of Public School Educators
July 14, 2014 by
Dale Brodsky and Maggie Geddes
So far this year, legal activity around public school teacher rights in California has been mixed with job rights advocates and lawyers seeing setbacks as well as increased protections. The close of the 2014 legislative… Read More
2013 California Legislative Round-Up
November 1, 2013 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Contributors: Peter McEntee, Susan Garea, Vishtasp Soroushian, Adrian Barnes, Christopher Hammer, Dalisai Nisperos and Kate Hegé. Edited by Teague Paterson. As has become a ritual in recent years, Governor Brown signed a large number of… Read More
Federal Courts Reaffirm First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
October 29, 2013 by
Dalisai Nisperos & Christopher Hammer
Public sector employees enjoy a limited First Amendment protection from employer retaliation for free speech that private sector employees generally do not enjoy. To be protected, the employee’s speech must have been undertaken in the… Read More
Guidance on Employer’s Refusal to Bargain a Non-negotiable Decision: California Public Employment Relations Board Decision Supports Employees (PERB) when “Reasonably Foreseeable” Impact Shown
April 5, 2013 by
Dale Brodsky
The California Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) provides the statuary basis for union formation and bargaining for State-run Colleges and Universities. As part of Beeson, Tayer & Bodine’s dedication to follow cases and decisions… Read More
Court Upholds Right to Picket on School Premises
April 23, 2018 by Sarah Kanbar
In the seminal case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the United States Supreme Court explained that “[i]t can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom… Read More
Student Teaching and Research Assistants Unite!
September 1, 2016 by Susan Garea
The NLRB on August 23 issued a ruling that private university students who work as teaching or research assistants and who meet the common-law definition of “employee” are no longer excluded from coverage under the… Read More
With Passionate Dissenters, CA Supreme Court Leaves Intact Teacher Due Process Laws and Rejects Constitutional Right to ‘Quality’ Education
August 29, 2016 by Dale Brodsky
In a closely watched case, and by a close vote, the California Supreme Court refused to find unconstitutional California’s teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes. In Vergara v. State of California and the California Teachers… Read More
Public School Teachers Dodge Another Bullet (after Friedrichs) as the Court of Appeal Refuses to Void the Education Code in Vergara v. State of California
April 18, 2016 by Dale Brodsky
First, as a direct result of Judge Scalia’s unexpected demise, a four-four split on the U.S. Supreme Court granted a reprieve to public sector unions whose agency fees and opt-out provisions were on the chopping… Read More
NLRB Revises Managerial Employee Exclusion and Religious Institution Exemption in Higher Education
January 7, 2015 by Teague Paterson
In the December 16 decision in Pacific Lutheran University, the NLRB extended the reach of the National Labor Relations Act (Act) with respect to higher education faculty under the religious institution exemption and the managerial… Read More
Teacher Names Linked to Test Scores Ruled Exempt From Public Disclosure
August 25, 2014 by Margaret Geddes & Christopher Hammer
Standardized testing in education is a contentious issue. Proponents of testing argue that it is necessary for evaluating both student and teacher performance. Opponents believe testing forces teachers to “teach to the test” which only… Read More
California Legislature Revamps Laws Governing Dismissals and Suspensions of Public School Educators
July 14, 2014 by Dale Brodsky and Maggie Geddes
So far this year, legal activity around public school teacher rights in California has been mixed with job rights advocates and lawyers seeing setbacks as well as increased protections. The close of the 2014 legislative… Read More
2013 California Legislative Round-Up
November 1, 2013 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Contributors: Peter McEntee, Susan Garea, Vishtasp Soroushian, Adrian Barnes, Christopher Hammer, Dalisai Nisperos and Kate Hegé. Edited by Teague Paterson. As has become a ritual in recent years, Governor Brown signed a large number of… Read More
Federal Courts Reaffirm First Amendment Rights of Public Employees
October 29, 2013 by Dalisai Nisperos & Christopher Hammer
Public sector employees enjoy a limited First Amendment protection from employer retaliation for free speech that private sector employees generally do not enjoy. To be protected, the employee’s speech must have been undertaken in the… Read More
Guidance on Employer’s Refusal to Bargain a Non-negotiable Decision: California Public Employment Relations Board Decision Supports Employees (PERB) when “Reasonably Foreseeable” Impact Shown
April 5, 2013 by Dale Brodsky
The California Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) provides the statuary basis for union formation and bargaining for State-run Colleges and Universities. As part of Beeson, Tayer & Bodine’s dedication to follow cases and decisions… Read More
