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IN MEMORIAM – Duane B. Beeson (Sept 9, 1922 – July 3, 2021)
July 9, 2021 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
DUANE B. BEESON Sept 9, 1922 – July 3, 2021 San Francisco labor lawyer Duane B. Beeson died July 3, 2021 at peace in his home in Belvedere, California. He was age 98. Duane is… Read More
FILLED – Open Attorney Position in Oakland Office
May 5, 2016 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a progressive 17-Attorney law firm that has advocated for unions, workers and benefit plans for over 75 years, currently has a position open in their Oakland office for an attorney with… Read More
TEAMSTERS PRESS RELEASE: Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Applaud Decision Protecting Workers
April 9, 2016 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
(SAN FRANCISCO) –– Today, a federal judge denied preliminary approval of a proposed Lyft class-action settlement that would continue to misclassify Lyft employees in California as independent contractors. The decision comes after the Teamsters Union… Read More
FILLED – Open Position in Oakland Office for Associate Attorney
April 6, 2016 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
UPDATE – This position has been filled. Our Oakland office has a position open for an associate attorney whose practice will focus on representing individual members and local associations affiliated with the California Teachers Association…. Read More
City of San José & Eight Federated Employee Unions Reach Tentative Agreement on Alternative Pension Reform Settlement Framework
December 4, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
San Jose, Calif. – The City of San José has reached a tentative agreement with eight of the nine bargaining units representing 99% of Federated (non-sworn) employees on an alternative pension reform settlement framework. The agreement,… Read More
Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration Again
September 7, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The NLRB has once again ruled that dues check-off clauses remain enforceable after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. In a 3-2 decision, Lincoln Lutheran, 362 NLRB No. 188, the Board reaffirmed an employer’s… Read More
In a 3-2 decision, the NLRB has issued a decision properly defining “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act, in Browning-Ferris Industries/Leadpoint.
August 27, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, which represents the petitioning labor union, Teamsters Local 350, applauds the Board’s return of the Joint Employment standard to its historical roots and to a fealty to the terms and purpose… Read More
Sarah Sandford-Smith returns to Beeson, Tayer & Bodine
February 20, 2015 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Sandford-Smith will be re-joining our Oakland office on May 1, 2015. Sarah’s practice will focus on the representation of teachers and other individual employees. For more information about… Read More
NLRB Affirms that FedEx Delivery Drivers are Employees, Not Independent Contractors, and Entitled to Unionize
October 21, 2014 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided that FedEx’s home delivery drivers are employees who have the right to join a union, and not independent contractors as FedEx has long contended. This decision comes… Read More
California Adopts New Employment Law Mandating Paid Sick Leave for All Employees
September 22, 2014 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
On August 30, 2014, the California State Legislature passed legislation, AB 1522, that benefits all employees in the state by requiring that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days… Read More
IN MEMORIAM – Duane B. Beeson (Sept 9, 1922 – July 3, 2021)
July 9, 2021 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
DUANE B. BEESON Sept 9, 1922 – July 3, 2021 San Francisco labor lawyer Duane B. Beeson died July 3, 2021 at peace in his home in Belvedere, California. He was age 98. Duane is… Read More
FILLED – Open Attorney Position in Oakland Office
May 5, 2016 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a progressive 17-Attorney law firm that has advocated for unions, workers and benefit plans for over 75 years, currently has a position open in their Oakland office for an attorney with… Read More
TEAMSTERS PRESS RELEASE: Teamsters, Lyft Drivers Applaud Decision Protecting Workers
April 9, 2016 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
(SAN FRANCISCO) –– Today, a federal judge denied preliminary approval of a proposed Lyft class-action settlement that would continue to misclassify Lyft employees in California as independent contractors. The decision comes after the Teamsters Union… Read More
FILLED – Open Position in Oakland Office for Associate Attorney
April 6, 2016 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
UPDATE – This position has been filled. Our Oakland office has a position open for an associate attorney whose practice will focus on representing individual members and local associations affiliated with the California Teachers Association…. Read More
City of San José & Eight Federated Employee Unions Reach Tentative Agreement on Alternative Pension Reform Settlement Framework
December 4, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
San Jose, Calif. – The City of San José has reached a tentative agreement with eight of the nine bargaining units representing 99% of Federated (non-sworn) employees on an alternative pension reform settlement framework. The agreement,… Read More
Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration Again
September 7, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The NLRB has once again ruled that dues check-off clauses remain enforceable after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. In a 3-2 decision, Lincoln Lutheran, 362 NLRB No. 188, the Board reaffirmed an employer’s… Read More
In a 3-2 decision, the NLRB has issued a decision properly defining “joint employment” under the National Labor Relations Act, in Browning-Ferris Industries/Leadpoint.
August 27, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, which represents the petitioning labor union, Teamsters Local 350, applauds the Board’s return of the Joint Employment standard to its historical roots and to a fealty to the terms and purpose… Read More
Sarah Sandford-Smith returns to Beeson, Tayer & Bodine
February 20, 2015 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Sandford-Smith will be re-joining our Oakland office on May 1, 2015. Sarah’s practice will focus on the representation of teachers and other individual employees. For more information about… Read More
NLRB Affirms that FedEx Delivery Drivers are Employees, Not Independent Contractors, and Entitled to Unionize
October 21, 2014 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has decided that FedEx’s home delivery drivers are employees who have the right to join a union, and not independent contractors as FedEx has long contended. This decision comes… Read More
California Adopts New Employment Law Mandating Paid Sick Leave for All Employees
September 22, 2014 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
On August 30, 2014, the California State Legislature passed legislation, AB 1522, that benefits all employees in the state by requiring that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days… Read More
