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Archive for May, 2014

San Francisco Law Curtails the Use of Job Applicants’ Criminal Histories in Private Employment Decisions.

May 27, 2014 by Lisa Charbonneau

Effective August 13, 2014, San Francisco employers, city contractors, and city subcontractors may no longer use “check the box” type questions regarding criminal history on employment applications for San Francisco jobs.  Under the new law,… Read More

PERB Confirms Factfinding Applies to “Single Issue” Negotiations

May 19, 2014 by Adrian Barnes

The issue of requiring independent factfinding is governed in California by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA).  There have been several decisions by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) as well as the courts that cover factfinding… Read More

Teamsters and California Hauling Company Reach Settlement through NLRB – Back Wages and New Bargaining Agreement Result

May 12, 2014 by John C. Provost

A three-year effort by the employees of an aggregate-hauling company in Marysville, California and by Teamsters Local 137 to represent those employees ended in success last week with a settlement spearheaded by Region 20 of… Read More

Court Decision Affirms Employee Right to Decline FMLA Leave

May 6, 2014 by Peter McEntee

The 9th Circuit’s recent Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) decision in Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farm has generated a fair amount of publicity among individuals and employment law firms. We at Beeson, Tayer and Bodine… Read More