Court To Decide If Ashtanga Yoga Program Violates Prohibition of Religion In Public Schools

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

A case pending in San Diego Superior Court questions the constitutionality of an Ashtanga yoga program provided to students at the Encinitas Union School District. In Sedlock et al v. Baird et al, parents Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock allege tha...

Supreme Court Holds That Employers Must Furnish Exclusive Representatives with Personal Contact Information of Non-Member Unit Employees

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

The California Supreme Court has issued a decision, County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission, that requires a public employer to disclose home contact information for all bargaining unit members to the representative for the bargaining unit.

Collective Bargaining Agreement Did Not Clearly and Unmistakably Waive Employee's Right to Immediate Payment for Vested Vacation Time

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

International Chemical Workers Union/C-UFCW Local 146-C (Union) represents the employees at Celite Corporation, a mining and manufacturing company. Pursuant to collective bargaining agreements between the Union and Celite, Celite employees received between one and five weeks of vacation ann...

Board of Supervisors Violated Local Rules by Placing Probation Department Peace Officers into Bargaining Unit with Investigators Although Neither Party Requested the Change

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

Stationary Engineers Local 39, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO (Local 39) is the exclusive representative for over 600 County of Yolo employees in 255 job classifications comprising the General Unit. The General Unit includes six peace officer classifications used in the...

PERB Dismisses Unfair Practice Charge Accusing County of Refusing to Participate in Impasse Procedures and Unilaterally Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

In a case handled by Adrianna E. Guzman of our Los Angeles office, the Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) held that the County of Kern did not violate its local rules when it implemented its last, best a...

Court Erred By Granting Motion Notwithstanding the Verdict After Jury Found that Marine Clerk Was Retaliated Against

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

Catherine McCoy worked as a marine clerk at the ports. In 1998, she and other employees filed a lawsuit alleging unlawful discrimination against Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), a California nonprofit organization that serves as a bargaining agent for stevedore companies, steamship lines...

Federal Court Holds That Reports of Alleged Excessive Force Are Part Of A Police Officer's Official Job Duties And Not Protected Speech Under The First Amendment

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

In a case handled by Laura Kalty and Jennifer Palagi of our Los Angeles Office, the United States Central District Court granted a motion to dismiss claims of First Amendment retaliation and five remaining sta...

Employee Who Received Compensation Based on Number of Hours Worked Did Not Receive "Salary" and Therefore Was Not An Exempt Employee

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

Mark Negri worked as an insurance claims adjuster for Konig & Associates (Konig). Negri made his own schedule and was never supervised in the field. He received $29 per hour with no minimum guarantee, and did not receive overtime pay if he worked more than 40 hours in one week.&nb...

Motion for Class Certification Should Have Been Granted Where Employees Challenged Official Policy Preventing Off-Duty Meal and Rest Breaks

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

Josie Faulkinbury and William Levene were employed as security guards by Boyd & Associates, a private security guard company. Faulkinbury and Levene assert that when hired by Boyd, each had to sign an agreement that they would take on-duty meal breaks, and that, while employed by Boyd, ...

California Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment in County's Favor

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:00 AM PST

In a lawsuit handled by Suzanne Solomon and Grace Chan of our San Francisco office, the Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Plumas County and three in...

Updates from Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

Court To Decide If Ashtanga Yoga Program Violates Prohibition of Religion In Public Schools

Supreme Court Holds That Employers Must Furnish Exclusive Representatives with Personal Contact Information of Non-Member Unit Employees

Collective Bargaining Agreement Did Not Clearly and Unmistakably Waive Employee's Right to Immediate Payment for Vested Vacation Time

Board of Supervisors Violated Local Rules by Placing Probation Department Peace Officers into Bargaining Unit with Investigators Although Neither Party Requested the Change

PERB Dismisses Unfair Practice Charge Accusing County of Refusing to Participate in Impasse Procedures and Unilaterally Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment

Court Erred By Granting Motion Notwithstanding the Verdict After Jury Found that Marine Clerk Was Retaliated Against

Federal Court Holds That Reports of Alleged Excessive Force Are Part Of A Police Officer's Official Job Duties And Not Protected Speech Under The First Amendment

Employee Who Received Compensation Based on Number of Hours Worked Did Not Receive "Salary" and Therefore Was Not An Exempt Employee

Motion for Class Certification Should Have Been Granted Where Employees Challenged Official Policy Preventing Off-Duty Meal and Rest Breaks

California Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment in County's Favor