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PERB Voids San Francisco Strike Ban
August 2, 2023 by Lorrie Bradley
PERB has issued a new decision striking down provisions of the San Francisco City Charter banning all city employee strikes as an unlawful violation of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (“MMBA”). San Francisco’s City Charter The Charter… Read More
NLRB OK’s Use of Drive Cams – But Not to Spy on Union Activists
May 2, 2023 by Lorrie Bradley
In a recent case, the NLRB decided that an employer’s use of an in-cab surveillance camera to observe a driver while on his lunch break was an unfair labor practice. In Stern Produce Company, an… Read More
2021 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY, EMPLOYMENT LAW PART 3
February 26, 2021 by Catherine Holzhauser, Christopher Hammer, Kena Cador, Lorrie Bradley, Peder J.V. Thoreen, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Travis West
Independent Contractor Status Proposition 22, App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies Exempt from Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers – California voters approved Prop. 22, which now allows application-based transportation and delivery companies that provide ride-share… Read More
2021 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY, EMPLOYMENT LAW PART 2
February 19, 2021 by Catherine Holzhauser, Christopher Hammer, Kena Cador, Lorrie Bradley, Peder J.V. Thoreen, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Travis West
Protected Leave SB 1383, Expansion of Family Rights Act – This bill dramatically expands the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to apply to most employers and cover additional reasons for leave. Under existing law, CFRA… Read More
2021 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY, EMPLOYMENT LAW PART 1
February 12, 2021 by Catherine Holzhauser, Christopher Hammer, Kena Cador, Lorrie Bradley, Peder J.V. Thoreen, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Travis West
We are presenting our annual Legislative Summary of Employment Law in three parts this year. Part 1, below, addresses COVID-19 development; Part 2 will address protected-leave developments; and Part 3 will address independent contractor and… Read More
Trump NLRB Strikes Again: Employers Unleashed to Unilaterally Discipline Following Union Certification
June 25, 2020 by Lorrie Bradley
In its latest attack on union and employee rights, the Trump National Labor Relations Board has now overruled precedent requiring employers to give notice and an opportunity to bargain before implementing discipline in the period… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part VI
January 21, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This is the final post of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR & EMPLOYMENT AB 378 – Family childcare providers: Bargaining representative This bill… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part V
January 16, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fifth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in anti-discrimination/harassment law. Our final post will address public… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part IV
January 14, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fourth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in health and safety law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part III
January 9, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Travis West
This post is the third part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in family leave and accommodation law. Our coming posts… Read More
