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Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
Blowing the Whistle at Work Grants Whistleblower Protection, Even if You’re Not Blowing the Whistle About Your Boss
October 14, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Dental hygienist Rosa Lee Cardenas received an expensive new wedding ring from her husband to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Rosa Lee lost her wedding ring at work, under circumstances that led her to suspect… Read More
LAPD Can’t Impose Training Costs on Cops
September 28, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
California Labor Code Section 2802 prohibits employers from imposing on employees expenses employees incur on the job, and Section 2804 voids employment contacts that contravene Section 2802. This didn’t stop the City of Los Angeles… Read More
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.
September 2, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition. The GC states:“I have concluded that Regional Directors should accept… Read More
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
PERB Affirms Public Employee Right to Strike
April 27, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
A nagging technical question that has been buried in the bowels of the California court and PERB decisions addressing public employee strikes has now been answered squarely and resoundingly by a PERB decision affirming the… Read More
California Employers Must Reimburse Employees for Work-Related Expenses
April 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers rely more and more on their employees to be available to work nearly round the clock, and often expect employees to use their own personal cell phone, tablet, computer or car to get the… Read More
Unions Are Good For Kids!
October 21, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Intergenerational income mobility is relatively low in the U.S. For example, a U.S. child born in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution has a 7.5 percent probability of reaching the top 20 percent… Read More
Blowing the Whistle at Work Grants Whistleblower Protection, Even if You’re Not Blowing the Whistle About Your Boss
October 14, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Dental hygienist Rosa Lee Cardenas received an expensive new wedding ring from her husband to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Rosa Lee lost her wedding ring at work, under circumstances that led her to suspect… Read More
LAPD Can’t Impose Training Costs on Cops
September 28, 2015 by Andrew Baker
California Labor Code Section 2802 prohibits employers from imposing on employees expenses employees incur on the job, and Section 2804 voids employment contacts that contravene Section 2802. This didn’t stop the City of Los Angeles… Read More
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition.
September 2, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB General Counsel has issued a memorandum authorizing the use of electronic signatures for purposes of a showing of interest for an election petition. The GC states:“I have concluded that Regional Directors should accept… Read More
NLRB Protects Class-Action Filers from Retaliation
August 31, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A non-union employee files a class action lawsuit against his employer on behalf of himself and his co-workers claiming wage and hour violations. The employer retaliates by firing the employee. Is there any legal protection… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
PERB Affirms Public Employee Right to Strike
April 27, 2015 by Andrew Baker
A nagging technical question that has been buried in the bowels of the California court and PERB decisions addressing public employee strikes has now been answered squarely and resoundingly by a PERB decision affirming the… Read More
California Employers Must Reimburse Employees for Work-Related Expenses
April 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers rely more and more on their employees to be available to work nearly round the clock, and often expect employees to use their own personal cell phone, tablet, computer or car to get the… Read More
