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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Expand Overtime for Three Groups of Employees
October 10, 2016 by
Peter McEntee
Governor Jerry Brown in September signed three union-supported bills to expand overtime protections for farmworkers, private school teachers, and domestic workers. All three of these new laws will help workers in these important occupations.Farmworkers AB… Read More
NLRB Rules CBA Expiration Bars Employers’ Discretionary, Unilateral Changes, No Matter What Past Practice Is
October 3, 2016 by
Andrew Baker
When a union contract expires, so too does the management rights clause contained in that contract. Unilateral changes an employer may make in working conditions and terms of employment during the contract pursuant to the… Read More
Is Accommodation Required for Association with a Disabled Person?
September 28, 2016 by
Dale Brodsky
An employer may be liable under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for firing an employee because of the employee’s association with a person who is disabled or perceived to be disabled, according the… Read More
NLRB Clarifies Purchaser’s Bargaining Obligation
September 19, 2016 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision that emphasizes the importance of a purchaser’s communications with a selling employer’s employees before taking over the operations of the seller. The decision, Nexeo Solutions, LLC,… Read More
NLRB Revises Back-Pay Rules to Aid Victims of Discrimination
September 12, 2016 by
Lorrie Bradley
The NLRB has revised its back-pay policies to more fully compensate employees for losses incurred as the result of discrimination because of their union affiliation or activities. The basic back-pay rule is that discriminatees receive… Read More
Collective Bargaining: The Bone and Sinew of Resistance
September 5, 2016 by
Teague Paterson
This Labor Day marks the beginning of the end of a long and bitter election season, one that has revealed striking divisions within America’s political parties and stark contrasts in each party’s vision of America. … Read More
Student Teaching and Research Assistants Unite!
September 1, 2016 by
Susan Garea
The NLRB on August 23 issued a ruling that private university students who work as teaching or research assistants and who meet the common-law definition of “employee” are no longer excluded from coverage under the… Read More
With Passionate Dissenters, CA Supreme Court Leaves Intact Teacher Due Process Laws and Rejects Constitutional Right to ‘Quality’ Education
August 29, 2016 by
Dale Brodsky
In a closely watched case, and by a close vote, the California Supreme Court refused to find unconstitutional California’s teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes. In Vergara v. State of California and the California Teachers… Read More
Ninth Circuit Voids Class Waiver Provision Contained In Arbitration Agreement
August 24, 2016 by
Teague Paterson
In an important victory for workers and worker advocates, this week the Ninth Circuit held that employers may not insist that their employees agree to class action waivers, typically contained in arbitration provisions, because such… Read More
Legislature Extends Authority of Local Governments to Enforce Local Wage Laws
August 16, 2016 by
Christopher Hammer
Wage theft is a serious problem in California. In Los Angeles County alone approximately $26.6 million in wages is stolen from laborers every week. Because wage theft disproportionately affects the most vulnerable in California, including… Read More
Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Expand Overtime for Three Groups of Employees
October 10, 2016 by Peter McEntee
Governor Jerry Brown in September signed three union-supported bills to expand overtime protections for farmworkers, private school teachers, and domestic workers. All three of these new laws will help workers in these important occupations.Farmworkers AB… Read More
NLRB Rules CBA Expiration Bars Employers’ Discretionary, Unilateral Changes, No Matter What Past Practice Is
October 3, 2016 by Andrew Baker
When a union contract expires, so too does the management rights clause contained in that contract. Unilateral changes an employer may make in working conditions and terms of employment during the contract pursuant to the… Read More
Is Accommodation Required for Association with a Disabled Person?
September 28, 2016 by Dale Brodsky
An employer may be liable under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for firing an employee because of the employee’s association with a person who is disabled or perceived to be disabled, according the… Read More
NLRB Clarifies Purchaser’s Bargaining Obligation
September 19, 2016 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a decision that emphasizes the importance of a purchaser’s communications with a selling employer’s employees before taking over the operations of the seller. The decision, Nexeo Solutions, LLC,… Read More
NLRB Revises Back-Pay Rules to Aid Victims of Discrimination
September 12, 2016 by Lorrie Bradley
The NLRB has revised its back-pay policies to more fully compensate employees for losses incurred as the result of discrimination because of their union affiliation or activities. The basic back-pay rule is that discriminatees receive… Read More
Collective Bargaining: The Bone and Sinew of Resistance
September 5, 2016 by Teague Paterson
This Labor Day marks the beginning of the end of a long and bitter election season, one that has revealed striking divisions within America’s political parties and stark contrasts in each party’s vision of America. … Read More
Student Teaching and Research Assistants Unite!
September 1, 2016 by Susan Garea
The NLRB on August 23 issued a ruling that private university students who work as teaching or research assistants and who meet the common-law definition of “employee” are no longer excluded from coverage under the… Read More
With Passionate Dissenters, CA Supreme Court Leaves Intact Teacher Due Process Laws and Rejects Constitutional Right to ‘Quality’ Education
August 29, 2016 by Dale Brodsky
In a closely watched case, and by a close vote, the California Supreme Court refused to find unconstitutional California’s teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes. In Vergara v. State of California and the California Teachers… Read More
Ninth Circuit Voids Class Waiver Provision Contained In Arbitration Agreement
August 24, 2016 by Teague Paterson
In an important victory for workers and worker advocates, this week the Ninth Circuit held that employers may not insist that their employees agree to class action waivers, typically contained in arbitration provisions, because such… Read More
Legislature Extends Authority of Local Governments to Enforce Local Wage Laws
August 16, 2016 by Christopher Hammer
Wage theft is a serious problem in California. In Los Angeles County alone approximately $26.6 million in wages is stolen from laborers every week. Because wage theft disproportionately affects the most vulnerable in California, including… Read More
