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Labor Law (Private Sector)
U.S. Supreme Court Rules CBA Can Require Employees to Arbitrate Statutory Claims
July 12, 2009 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court in a decision issued this spring has decided that when a collective bargaining agreement, Requires statutory discrimination claims to be resolved under the contract’s grievance procedure, and allows an individual covered… Read More
Unions Denied Standing to Sue for Members’ Labor Code Violations
The California Supreme Court has issued two decisions that clarify the procedures for bringing complaints against employers charged with Labor Code violations. In ATU Local 1756 v. Superior Court (First Transit, Inc.) (2009) 46 Cal.4th… Read More
Vallejo Uses Bankruptcy to Void Union Contracts
The City of Vallejo bankruptcy case is the first significant example of a city attempting to use a Chapter 9 bankruptcy to void Union contracts. In May 2008 the City filed its petition in federal… Read More
Union Right to Leaflet for Consumer Boycott of Mall Tenants Upheld
January 13, 2009 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
A lengthy fight by a shopping mall owner to prevent unions from handbilling at California malls urging a consumer boycott of a mall tenant has finally ended with a victory for unions. The dispute started… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law Banning Use of State Funds to Fight Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to strike down a California law that prohibited employers that receive state funds from using the money “to assist, promote or deter union organizing.” Chamber of Commerce v. Brown,… Read More
Temp Agency Scabs Due Pay Daily
SB 940 (Yee-D) goes into place January 1, 2009, and requires temporary services employers to pay their employees weekly, regardless of when the assignment ends. Labor Code §201.3. The law was introduced to address temp… Read More
Court Reverses NLRB to Permit Union Buttons on the Job
The Ninth Circuit sided with a nurses’ union when it reversed the NLRB and struck down a hospital’s rule barring nurses from wearing buttons at work protesting staffing conditions. The court dismissed the employer’s claim… Read More
NLRB Grants Employers Broad Control on E-mail Use
The Bush NLRB has ruled that employers may validly prohibit employees from using company e-mail systems for union and concerted-activity matters, as long as the prohibition does not discriminate against the exercise of such Section… Read More
PERB Jurisdiction Over Public Strike Injunctions to be Decided by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has granted certiorari in several cases to decide whether, under the Meyers-Milias- Brown Act exclusive jurisdiction over employer requests to enjoin strikes by public employees whose services are considered essential to… Read More
Arbitration Roundup
Here is a sampling of recent arbitration cases handled by Beeson, Tayer & Bodine. AFSCME Local 146 and Nevada Immigration District (Termination) Grievant, a plant operator with 26 years seniority was terminated for insubordination, poor… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Rules CBA Can Require Employees to Arbitrate Statutory Claims
July 12, 2009 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court in a decision issued this spring has decided that when a collective bargaining agreement, Requires statutory discrimination claims to be resolved under the contract’s grievance procedure, and allows an individual covered… Read More
Unions Denied Standing to Sue for Members’ Labor Code Violations
The California Supreme Court has issued two decisions that clarify the procedures for bringing complaints against employers charged with Labor Code violations. In ATU Local 1756 v. Superior Court (First Transit, Inc.) (2009) 46 Cal.4th… Read More
Vallejo Uses Bankruptcy to Void Union Contracts
The City of Vallejo bankruptcy case is the first significant example of a city attempting to use a Chapter 9 bankruptcy to void Union contracts. In May 2008 the City filed its petition in federal… Read More
Union Right to Leaflet for Consumer Boycott of Mall Tenants Upheld
January 13, 2009 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
A lengthy fight by a shopping mall owner to prevent unions from handbilling at California malls urging a consumer boycott of a mall tenant has finally ended with a victory for unions. The dispute started… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down California Law Banning Use of State Funds to Fight Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to strike down a California law that prohibited employers that receive state funds from using the money “to assist, promote or deter union organizing.” Chamber of Commerce v. Brown,… Read More
Temp Agency Scabs Due Pay Daily
SB 940 (Yee-D) goes into place January 1, 2009, and requires temporary services employers to pay their employees weekly, regardless of when the assignment ends. Labor Code §201.3. The law was introduced to address temp… Read More
Court Reverses NLRB to Permit Union Buttons on the Job
The Ninth Circuit sided with a nurses’ union when it reversed the NLRB and struck down a hospital’s rule barring nurses from wearing buttons at work protesting staffing conditions. The court dismissed the employer’s claim… Read More
NLRB Grants Employers Broad Control on E-mail Use
The Bush NLRB has ruled that employers may validly prohibit employees from using company e-mail systems for union and concerted-activity matters, as long as the prohibition does not discriminate against the exercise of such Section… Read More
PERB Jurisdiction Over Public Strike Injunctions to be Decided by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has granted certiorari in several cases to decide whether, under the Meyers-Milias- Brown Act exclusive jurisdiction over employer requests to enjoin strikes by public employees whose services are considered essential to… Read More
Arbitration Roundup
Here is a sampling of recent arbitration cases handled by Beeson, Tayer & Bodine. AFSCME Local 146 and Nevada Immigration District (Termination) Grievant, a plant operator with 26 years seniority was terminated for insubordination, poor… Read More
