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PERB Orders Reimbursement of Attorneys’ Fees as Make Whole Remedy for Unilateral Change
March 12, 2021 by
Tony Rice
In an unusual case, PERB has awarded attorneys fee to a union as part of the remedy for an unlawful unilateral change. The case involved a collective bargaining agreement between the Sacramento City Teachers Association… 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
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
Court Upholds Right to Picket on School Premises
April 23, 2018 by
Sarah Kanbar
In the seminal case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the United States Supreme Court explained that “[i]t can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Round-up (4 of 4)
December 27, 2017 by
Peter McEntee, Sarah Kanter and Christopher Hammer
Public Sector Right to Organize / Union Representation SB 285 – Prohibition on Dissuading Public Employee to Join a UnionThis bill prohibits a public employer from deterring or discouraging public employees from becoming or remaining… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Round-up (2 of 4)
December 13, 2017 by
Peter McEntee, Sarah Kanter and Christopher Hammer
Wage and Hour LawsAB 1066 – Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions of Agricultural WorkersHistorically, California has excluded agricultural workers from many important employee protections. This law removes the exemption for agricultural employees regarding hours, meal… Read More
2017 Legislative Update: Wage and Hour
February 2, 2017 by
Peter McEntee
This legislative session, Governor Brown again signed into law several new labor and employment statutes. Many of the new laws this year expand enforcement tools and strengthen existing protections for employees in areas including leave… 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
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
FILLED – Open Attorney Position in Oakland Office
May 5, 2016 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a progressive 17-Attorney law firm that has advocated for unions, workers and benefit plans for over 75 years, currently has a position open in their Oakland office for an attorney with… Read More
PERB Orders Reimbursement of Attorneys’ Fees as Make Whole Remedy for Unilateral Change
March 12, 2021 by Tony Rice
In an unusual case, PERB has awarded attorneys fee to a union as part of the remedy for an unlawful unilateral change. The case involved a collective bargaining agreement between the Sacramento City Teachers Association… 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
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
Court Upholds Right to Picket on School Premises
April 23, 2018 by Sarah Kanbar
In the seminal case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the United States Supreme Court explained that “[i]t can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Round-up (4 of 4)
December 27, 2017 by Peter McEntee, Sarah Kanter and Christopher Hammer
Public Sector Right to Organize / Union Representation SB 285 – Prohibition on Dissuading Public Employee to Join a UnionThis bill prohibits a public employer from deterring or discouraging public employees from becoming or remaining… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Round-up (2 of 4)
December 13, 2017 by Peter McEntee, Sarah Kanter and Christopher Hammer
Wage and Hour LawsAB 1066 – Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions of Agricultural WorkersHistorically, California has excluded agricultural workers from many important employee protections. This law removes the exemption for agricultural employees regarding hours, meal… Read More
2017 Legislative Update: Wage and Hour
February 2, 2017 by Peter McEntee
This legislative session, Governor Brown again signed into law several new labor and employment statutes. Many of the new laws this year expand enforcement tools and strengthen existing protections for employees in areas including leave… 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
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
FILLED – Open Attorney Position in Oakland Office
May 5, 2016 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Beeson, Tayer & Bodine, a progressive 17-Attorney law firm that has advocated for unions, workers and benefit plans for over 75 years, currently has a position open in their Oakland office for an attorney with… Read More
