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Archive for October, 2011
Non-Decision-Making Supervisor’s Animus Sufficient to Prove Employer’s Discharge Decision is Discriminatory
October 13, 2011 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a decision issued last March, has confirmed that employees may bring successful discrimination claims in federal court based on a “cat’s paw” theory—that is, based on the discriminatory animus of… Read More
PERB Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over MMBA DFR Claims
In a case handled by Andrew Baker of Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a court of appeal in March ruled that DFR claims brought by county and municipal employees are subject to the exclusive initial jurisdiction… Read More
Region 32 Enjoins Employer’s Unfair Labor Practices During Teamsters Local 350 Organizing Campaign
Teamsters Local 350 petitioned to represent drivers for OS Transport/HCA Management, which subcontracts with Greenwaste Recovery, Inc. to haul waste. To thwart the Union campaign, OS Transport committed multiple egregious unfair labor practices including discharging… Read More
Union’s Fine of Member Acting Alone Does Not Violate NLRA
For nearly 30 years the NLRB held unlawful union discipline of a member for reporting a co-worker’s violation of an employer’s rule despite the fact that the reporting employee acted alone. In Operating Engineers Local… Read More
Non-Decision-Making Supervisor’s Animus Sufficient to Prove Employer’s Discharge Decision is Discriminatory
October 13, 2011 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a decision issued last March, has confirmed that employees may bring successful discrimination claims in federal court based on a “cat’s paw” theory—that is, based on the discriminatory animus of… Read More
PERB Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over MMBA DFR Claims
In a case handled by Andrew Baker of Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a court of appeal in March ruled that DFR claims brought by county and municipal employees are subject to the exclusive initial jurisdiction… Read More
Region 32 Enjoins Employer’s Unfair Labor Practices During Teamsters Local 350 Organizing Campaign
Teamsters Local 350 petitioned to represent drivers for OS Transport/HCA Management, which subcontracts with Greenwaste Recovery, Inc. to haul waste. To thwart the Union campaign, OS Transport committed multiple egregious unfair labor practices including discharging… Read More
Union’s Fine of Member Acting Alone Does Not Violate NLRA
For nearly 30 years the NLRB held unlawful union discipline of a member for reporting a co-worker’s violation of an employer’s rule despite the fact that the reporting employee acted alone. In Operating Engineers Local… Read More
