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Labor Law (Public Sector)
State Law Limiting “Hudson” Expenditures to Opt-Ins Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
June 13, 2007 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Washington State statute that forbids public-sector unions from using agency fees collected from non-members for political and other noncollective- bargaining purposes, except with respect… Read More
Provisionally Credentialed Teachers’ Due-Process Rights Affirmed
Two recent Court of Appeal cases, one of which was filed by the Beeson firm, have clarified that teachers with provisional teaching credentials are entitled to due process and the right to preferential re-hire when… Read More
Court Approves Manager’s Dual Role As Both Investigator and Skelly Hearing Officer
Public employees often are amazed to find out that their right to a due process Skelly hearing is not all it’s cracked up to be. Unfortunately, a decision by the Court of Appeal in Flippin… Read More
Public Employee Fifth Amendment Rights Examined
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that a public employer cannot discipline an employee for refusing to answer potentially incriminating questions during the course of an employment investigation, unless the employee is granted immunity… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Public Employees’ Workplace Speech Protections
October 13, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
This past spring the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling narrowing the on-the-job, free-speech rights of public employees. In Garcetti v. Ceballos the Court held that public employees who make statements pursuant to their… Read More
MMBA Claims Subject to 6-Month Time Limit
September 4, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Effective July 1, 2001, the California Legislature gave PERB exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases alleging violations of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA). But, in making this jurisdictional change, the Legislature never specified the statute of limitations… Read More
Public Sector Union Waived Lay-Off Effects Bargaining
May 4, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
According to a recent decision from PERB, unions that do not carefully frame their requests to bargain over the effects of public employer layoffs may waive their right to bargain with the employer. In IAF… Read More
State Case Update
November 13, 2000 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Court Bars Caltrans’ Policy of Off-Duty Drug Testing On September 29, 2000, the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District affirmed a lower court ruling in Edgerton v. State Personnel Board that Caltrans’… Read More
State Law Limiting “Hudson” Expenditures to Opt-Ins Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
June 13, 2007 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Washington State statute that forbids public-sector unions from using agency fees collected from non-members for political and other noncollective- bargaining purposes, except with respect… Read More
Provisionally Credentialed Teachers’ Due-Process Rights Affirmed
Two recent Court of Appeal cases, one of which was filed by the Beeson firm, have clarified that teachers with provisional teaching credentials are entitled to due process and the right to preferential re-hire when… Read More
Court Approves Manager’s Dual Role As Both Investigator and Skelly Hearing Officer
Public employees often are amazed to find out that their right to a due process Skelly hearing is not all it’s cracked up to be. Unfortunately, a decision by the Court of Appeal in Flippin… Read More
Public Employee Fifth Amendment Rights Examined
A California Court of Appeal has ruled that a public employer cannot discipline an employee for refusing to answer potentially incriminating questions during the course of an employment investigation, unless the employee is granted immunity… Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Public Employees’ Workplace Speech Protections
October 13, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
This past spring the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling narrowing the on-the-job, free-speech rights of public employees. In Garcetti v. Ceballos the Court held that public employees who make statements pursuant to their… Read More
MMBA Claims Subject to 6-Month Time Limit
September 4, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Effective July 1, 2001, the California Legislature gave PERB exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases alleging violations of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA). But, in making this jurisdictional change, the Legislature never specified the statute of limitations… Read More
Public Sector Union Waived Lay-Off Effects Bargaining
May 4, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
According to a recent decision from PERB, unions that do not carefully frame their requests to bargain over the effects of public employer layoffs may waive their right to bargain with the employer. In IAF… Read More
State Case Update
November 13, 2000 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Court Bars Caltrans’ Policy of Off-Duty Drug Testing On September 29, 2000, the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District affirmed a lower court ruling in Edgerton v. State Personnel Board that Caltrans’… Read More
