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March 26, 2010
Ninth Circuit Rules That Donning and Doffing
of
Police Uniform and Gear is Not Compensable Under FLSA. |
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January 7, 2010
The Ninth Circuit Sets Standards for
Deployment of Tasers. |
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December 18,
2009
Race to the Top Funding
MOU. |
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November 11,
2009
Responding to the H1N1
Influenza (Swine Flu). |
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November 6,
2009
President Obama Signs Legislation Expanding
Family and Medical Leave for Military Family Members. |
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June 2009
Maciel and Bamonte Oral
Argument. |
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May 2009
FACT Act Update
This version is for Private
and Independent Schools. |
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May 2009
FACT Act Update |
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May 2009
Responding to the H1N1 Influenza (Swine
Flu).
This version is for
Education Institutions. |
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May 2009
Responding to the H1N1 Influenza (Swine
Flu). |
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March 2009
Enrollment Agreements.
This version is for
Private Schools. |
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March 2009
Layoffs.
This version is for
Private Schools. |
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February 2009
California Supreme Court Rules on
Spielbauer. A Public Employer Can Discipline An Employee for
Refusing to Answer Incriminating Questions Without a Formal Grant of
Immunity So Long As the Employee is not Required to Surrender His of Her
Right Against the Use of the Statements in a Criminal Prosecution. |
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February 2009
Court Clarifies When a Legislative Body May
Act on Discipline in Closed Session Without Giving 24 Hour Notice to
Employee. |
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February 2009
EMPLOYEE FURLOUGHS: Questions and Answers.
This version is for
Education Institutions. |
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February 2009
EMPLOYEE FURLOUGHS: Questions and Answers. |
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February 2009
California Court of Appeal Has Ruled That
Private Religious School Is Not A Business Establishment Subject To The
Unruh Act And Therefore Was Permitted To Discriminate Against Students
Based On Perceived Sexual Orientation. |
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November
2008
DOL Issues Final FMLA Regulations Addressing
Issues Such as Intermittent Leave, Notice Requirements, Medical
Certification, and the New Military-Related Leaves.
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October 2008
A Six-Month Delay of Enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule Requiring
Identity Theft Prevention Programs Has Been Approved by the FTC. |
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July 2008
PART-TIME FACULTY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK 67%: Governor Signs Bill
Increasing Part-Time Faculty Load Limits. |
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June
2008
The Ninth Circuit Has Ruled That Employees Have A Reasonable
Expectation Of Privacy In Text Messages Transmitted and Stored Via An
Employer Contracted Provider. |
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May 2008
Education Version - Ninth Circuit Holds That
employees subject to Lay Off
are entitled to Pre- and Post-Termination
Hearings. |
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May 2008
Ninth Circuit Holds That Lay Off
Decision Requires Employer to Provide Pre- and Post-Termination
Hearings. |
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January 2008
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED EDUCATION BUDGET WILL REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CUTS AND
CAREFUL PLANNING BY DISTRICTS
On January 10, 2008, the Governor published
his proposed budget for the 2008/09 fiscal year. |
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October 2007
Governor Signs AB 220:
Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act
On October 13, 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law the
Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights Act ("FBOR" or "Act"), Assembly
Bill 220. Modeled after the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of
Rights Act ("POBR"), the Act provides firefighters with rights beyond
those of non-safety public employees. The Act, found at Government Code
sections 3250 through 3262, becomes effective on January 1, 2008. |
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August 2007
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND
TECHNICAL ENGINEERS, LOCAL 21, AFL-CIO v. SUPERIOR COURT.
California Supreme Court Holds That the Names and Salaries of Public
Employees, Including Peace Officers, Who Earn $100,000
or More Per Year are Subject to Public Disclosure Under the California
Public Records Act, Doing So in an Opinion the Reasoning of Which
Clearly Applies to Public Employees Generally. |
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January 2007
Spielbauer
A Court of Appeal Finds That A Public Employer Cannot Discipline An
Employee For Refusing to Answer Incriminating Questions Even Though He
Was Informed That His Answers Could Not Be Used Against Him In Any
Subsequent Criminal Proceeding. |
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January
2007
Bakersfield city school
district
Classification of a Certificated Employee as Temporary Must Be Based
Upon the Manner of Service Performed or Position Occupied and Not Upon
the Credential Held by the Employee. |
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August 2006
AB2613
Governor Signs AB 2613 Clarifying That Private School Teachers Are
Exempt from Overtime. |
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August 2006
CAHSEE
Court of Appeal Vacates Trial Court's Preliminary Injunction Against
Enforcement of CAHSEE Requirement for A High School Diploma-But Found
Likely Merit in Their Equal Protection Claim. |
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June 2006
First Amendment
Supreme Court Limits First Amendment Protections for Public Employee
Speech Made as Part of Official Duties. |
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April 2006
Sexual Harassment
The California Supreme Court Holds That A Creative Workplace Charged
With Sexual Language and Conduct That Was Not Directed At The Plaintiff
Was Insufficient To Constitute Hostile Work Environment Sexual
Harassment. |
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April 2006
RESPONDING TO THE MAY 1, 2006 WORK STOPPAGE
This Special Bulletin, we will address four main issues arising out of
the anticipated May Day events. |
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January 2006
LCW TO PROVIDE MANDATED ETHICS TRAINING
On October 7, 2005, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 1234 mandating
ethics training for local agency officials. |
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January 2006
SENATE BILL 440
In first court decision of the Binding Interest Arbitration Law for
Public Safety Employees, the Superior Court finds that it, like the
earlier version, is unconstitutional. |
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December 2005
FPPC Proposes New Regulation Regarding Mandated Ethics Training.
On October 7, 2005, the Governor signed Assembly Bill No. 1234 which
mandates ethics training for local agency officials. |
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December 2005
Effective January 1, 2006, the maximum number of hours a retired
person receiving PERS retirement benefits may work for a PERS agency
without triggering reinstatement from retirement will be calculated on a
fiscal year basis, rather than a calendar year basis. |
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October 2005
On October 4, 2005, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation which
was authored by Senator Gloria Romero and which amends California
Vehicle Code Section 17004.7. Although the legislation does not require
immediate action, it warrants attention because it will require
significant advance planning by agencies. |
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September 2005
A federal district court in
Sacramento County has once again ruled that the words "under God" in the
Pledge of Allegiance violate the Establishment Clause of the United
States Constitution, and has enjoined three school districts in
Sacramento County from requiring students to recite the Pledge with the
words "under God" included. |
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August
2005
In Retaliation Cases Brought
under California's FEHA, California Supreme Court Holds That an "Adverse
Employment Action" Is an Action or Series of Actions -- Viewed in Their
Totality -- That Materially Affect the Terms and Conditions of
Employment. |
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July
2005
California Supreme Court Holds
That Employees May Establish Sexual Harassment Claim under California’s
FEHA by Demonstrating That Widespread Sexual Favoritism Altered Their
Working Conditions and Created a Hostile Work Environment. |
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March
2005
An Employer May Not Conduct Medical Examinations Nor Make Medical
Inquiries of Applicants Until After the Employer Has Evaluated All
Non-Medical Information in Order for a Conditional Job Offer to Be a
"Real" Offer. |
Special Bulletins are published periodically for the benefit of the clients of
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. The information in Special Bulletins should
not be acted on without professional advice.
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