Public Sector News Justin Mabee 1/16/15 Justin Mabee 1/16/15 PERB ruling: An employer cannot issue an employee a broad directive not to talk to others while the employee is on administrative leave Read More Justin Mabee 12/11/14 Justin Mabee 12/11/14 UPDATE: Court of Appeal Likely Ends Legal Dispute Over Reed Pension Initiative Read More Justin Mabee 12/3/14 Justin Mabee 12/3/14 Retired public employees may pursue “aiding and abetting” claim against actuarial firm for assisting in underfunding a pension plan Read More Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 PERB Finds City of Selma Engaged in Surface Bargaining Read More Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 PERB Affirms Right of Uniformed Employees to Wear Union Insignia Read More Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Employer’s Bargaining Obligation When it “Reorganizes," and a Union’s Entitlement to Payment of Attorneys’ Fees Read More Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 New Study: It Doesn't Pay To Erode Pension Rights Read More Justin Mabee 9/10/14 Justin Mabee 9/10/14 PERB finds strike preparations by Union, prior to exhaustion of impasse procedures, were “clearly protected” under EERA Read More Justin Mabee 8/25/14 Justin Mabee 8/25/14 Ninth Circuit Upholds Right of Worker and Her Union to Proceed with Civil Rights Action Read More Justin Mabee 8/13/14 Justin Mabee 8/13/14 New Laws Affecting Public Sector Workers; earned paid leave for a child’s birth for community college employees and modified procedures for teacher dismissals Read More Justin Mabee 7/15/14 Justin Mabee 7/15/14 Ventura County Board of Supervisors Calls Pension Initiative Illegal; Lawsuit Filed Read More Justin Mabee 6/30/14 Justin Mabee 6/30/14 Supreme Court strikes down fair-share fees for some homecare workers, but not for public employees in general Read More Justin Mabee 5/19/14 Justin Mabee 5/19/14 New factfinding procedures under the MMBA apply to peace officers and management employees Read More Justin Mabee 5/6/14 Justin Mabee 5/6/14 Update: PERB continues to hold that factfinding may be invoked when impasse is reached in a “single-issue” dispute Read More Justin Mabee 4/29/14 Justin Mabee 4/29/14 Detroit reaches deal with retired police officers and fire fighters Read More Justin Mabee 4/15/14 Justin Mabee 4/15/14 The California Public Records Act does not require local agencies to search officials’ or employees’ private electronic devices for “public records” responsive to public records requests Read More Justin Mabee 4/8/14 Justin Mabee 4/8/14 PERB finds employer jumped the gun on declaring impasse, orders back wages for workers with interest Read More Justin Mabee 4/1/14 Justin Mabee 4/1/14 Ninth Circuit: Fire Department Dispatchers and Aeromedical Technicians Not Exempt From the FLSA Read More Justin Mabee 3/17/14 Justin Mabee 3/17/14 Legal Dispute Means Reed Pension Initiative Delayed Until At Least 2016 Read More Justin Mabee 2/26/14 Justin Mabee 2/26/14 MMBA 2014: Update II Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Justin Mabee 1/16/15 Justin Mabee 1/16/15 PERB ruling: An employer cannot issue an employee a broad directive not to talk to others while the employee is on administrative leave Read More
Justin Mabee 12/11/14 Justin Mabee 12/11/14 UPDATE: Court of Appeal Likely Ends Legal Dispute Over Reed Pension Initiative Read More
Justin Mabee 12/3/14 Justin Mabee 12/3/14 Retired public employees may pursue “aiding and abetting” claim against actuarial firm for assisting in underfunding a pension plan Read More
Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 PERB Finds City of Selma Engaged in Surface Bargaining Read More
Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 PERB Affirms Right of Uniformed Employees to Wear Union Insignia Read More
Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Employer’s Bargaining Obligation When it “Reorganizes," and a Union’s Entitlement to Payment of Attorneys’ Fees Read More
Justin Mabee 10/29/14 Justin Mabee 10/29/14 New Study: It Doesn't Pay To Erode Pension Rights Read More
Justin Mabee 9/10/14 Justin Mabee 9/10/14 PERB finds strike preparations by Union, prior to exhaustion of impasse procedures, were “clearly protected” under EERA Read More
Justin Mabee 8/25/14 Justin Mabee 8/25/14 Ninth Circuit Upholds Right of Worker and Her Union to Proceed with Civil Rights Action Read More
Justin Mabee 8/13/14 Justin Mabee 8/13/14 New Laws Affecting Public Sector Workers; earned paid leave for a child’s birth for community college employees and modified procedures for teacher dismissals Read More
Justin Mabee 7/15/14 Justin Mabee 7/15/14 Ventura County Board of Supervisors Calls Pension Initiative Illegal; Lawsuit Filed Read More
Justin Mabee 6/30/14 Justin Mabee 6/30/14 Supreme Court strikes down fair-share fees for some homecare workers, but not for public employees in general Read More
Justin Mabee 5/19/14 Justin Mabee 5/19/14 New factfinding procedures under the MMBA apply to peace officers and management employees Read More
Justin Mabee 5/6/14 Justin Mabee 5/6/14 Update: PERB continues to hold that factfinding may be invoked when impasse is reached in a “single-issue” dispute Read More
Justin Mabee 4/29/14 Justin Mabee 4/29/14 Detroit reaches deal with retired police officers and fire fighters Read More
Justin Mabee 4/15/14 Justin Mabee 4/15/14 The California Public Records Act does not require local agencies to search officials’ or employees’ private electronic devices for “public records” responsive to public records requests Read More
Justin Mabee 4/8/14 Justin Mabee 4/8/14 PERB finds employer jumped the gun on declaring impasse, orders back wages for workers with interest Read More
Justin Mabee 4/1/14 Justin Mabee 4/1/14 Ninth Circuit: Fire Department Dispatchers and Aeromedical Technicians Not Exempt From the FLSA Read More
Justin Mabee 3/17/14 Justin Mabee 3/17/14 Legal Dispute Means Reed Pension Initiative Delayed Until At Least 2016 Read More
