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Archive for August, 2014
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
New Developments in Public Employee Labor Relations (PERB), Pensions and Initiatives
August 18, 2014 by
Teague Paterson
In the past several weeks, a number of decisions provide challenges, opportunities, and fodder in the law of public employee labor relations, retirement security, and the initiative process. Each of these developments arise from the… Read More
NLRB OK’s Departmental Bargaining Unit – What’s the Big Deal?
August 11, 2014 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB on July 22 issued its “long awaited” decision in Macy’s, 361 NLRB No. 4, approving an election in a petitioned-for unit limited to employees working in a single department of the store. The… Read More
Reception and Viewing of “The Art & Science of Labor Arbitration”
August 6, 2014 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
You are invited to a reception and viewing of “THE ART & SCIENCE OF LABOR ARBITRATION” on October 2, 2014. This reception is an opportunity for arbitrators and advocates to get together and view this… Read More
California Overtime Rules: Commission Pay Cannot Be Shifted to Other Pay Periods to Exempt Employees from Overtime
August 4, 2014 by
Vishtasp Soroushian
In Peabody v. Time Warner Cable Inc., the California Supreme Court held that an employer may not attribute commission wages paid in one pay period to other pay periods in order to satisfy the state’s… 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
New Developments in Public Employee Labor Relations (PERB), Pensions and Initiatives
August 18, 2014 by Teague Paterson
In the past several weeks, a number of decisions provide challenges, opportunities, and fodder in the law of public employee labor relations, retirement security, and the initiative process. Each of these developments arise from the… Read More
NLRB OK’s Departmental Bargaining Unit – What’s the Big Deal?
August 11, 2014 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB on July 22 issued its “long awaited” decision in Macy’s, 361 NLRB No. 4, approving an election in a petitioned-for unit limited to employees working in a single department of the store. The… Read More
Reception and Viewing of “The Art & Science of Labor Arbitration”
August 6, 2014 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
You are invited to a reception and viewing of “THE ART & SCIENCE OF LABOR ARBITRATION” on October 2, 2014. This reception is an opportunity for arbitrators and advocates to get together and view this… Read More
California Overtime Rules: Commission Pay Cannot Be Shifted to Other Pay Periods to Exempt Employees from Overtime
August 4, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
In Peabody v. Time Warner Cable Inc., the California Supreme Court held that an employer may not attribute commission wages paid in one pay period to other pay periods in order to satisfy the state’s… Read More
