Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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99-71317
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United Food and Commercial Workers Union v. NLRB
NLRA Section 8(a)(3) permits union to charge all employees, members and nonmembers, costs of organizing when organizing employers within same competitive market. |
Labor Law |
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Apr. 1, 2002 | |
00-1595
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Hoffman Plastic Compounds Inc. v. NLRB
Federal immigration policy precludes NLRB from awarding backpay to undocumented alien. |
Labor Law |
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Apr. 1, 2002 | |
C039251
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Tracy Educators Assoc. v. Superior Court (Tracy Unified School District)
Teacher elected as union president is entitled to leave for half of school week to attend to union business. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 28, 2002 | |
H021585
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Coastal Berry Co. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Labor board must reconsider whether farm workers who were fired for causing disruption in field are entitled to reinstatement. |
Labor Law |
|
Feb. 21, 2002 | |
70294-2
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Rios v. Washington Dept. of Labor and Industries
State labor department was required to institute rule mandating blood testing of agricultural pesticide handlers. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 20, 2002 | |
01-3018
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Spaulding v. United Transportation Union
Railroad workers who lost seniority dates after merger were not unfairly represented by union. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 13, 2002 | |
99-2011, 99-2030
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Natioanl Labor Relations Board v. Pueblo of San Juan
National Labor Relations Act does not preempt Pueblo Tribe's Right to Work Ordinance |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 31, 2002 | |
00-15846
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McNamara-Blad v. Assn. of Professional Flight Attendants
Union didn't breach postmerger fair representation duty by implementing seniority agreement finalized while employees were represented by premerger union. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 21, 2002 | |
00-9540
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National Labor Relations Board v. King Soopers Inc.
Order finding violations of the National Labor Relations Act is enforceable against grocery retailer. |
Labor Law |
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Dec. 31, 2001 | |
26162-6
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Lee Cook Trucking v. Dept. of Labor
Trial court must reassess whether logging company committed serious safety violations. |
Labor Law |
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Dec. 18, 2001 | |
00-35342
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Richardson v. Sunset Science Park Credit Union
Employee is entitled to statutory damages for unauthorized deduction made by former employer despite receiving overpayment of employment benefit. |
Labor Law |
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Dec. 6, 2001 | |
00-9523, 00-9532
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Public Service Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board used impermissible standard in determining that employees were not supervisors. |
Labor Law |
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Dec. 4, 2001 | |
47755-2
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National Electrical Contractor v. International Brotherhood
Former employers challenging unemployment benefits did not raise sufficient doubt about workers' availability. |
Labor Law |
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Nov. 21, 2001 | |
00-9518
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Swonger v. Surface Transportation Board
Seniority is not 'benefit' protected during railroad merger if adjustment is necessary to complete consolidation. |
Labor Law |
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Nov. 19, 2001 | |
E029765
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Thunderburk v. United Food & Commercial Workers' Union, Local 324
Wrongful discharge claim pre-empted since union secretary is considered 'confidential employee' under Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. |
Labor Law |
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Nov. 18, 2001 | |
00-8045
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Schwartz v. Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Employees
Union Chairman's 'arbitrary' advice amounts to potential breach of duty of fair representation. |
Labor Law |
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Nov. 13, 2001 | |
00-35399
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Carlson v. United Academics-AAUP/AFT
Union's objection system doesn't discriminate between nonmembers who object to agency fee, but accept reduced fee computation and those challenging fee calculation. |
Labor Law |
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Nov. 13, 2001 | |
99-16674
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Casumpang v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Local 142
Title IV of Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act did not deprive court of subject matter jurisdiction over Title I claim. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 28, 2001 | |
00-15028
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Foster v. Mahdesian
Public employer is not liable for union's failure to provide adequate financial disclosure regarding 'agency' fees to non-union members. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 21, 2001 | |
00-55022
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Bruton v. Massanari
Administrative law judge erroneously applied Medical-Vocational Guidelines where disability claimant may have had non-exertional physical limitation. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 7, 2001 | |
98-55657
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Cramer v. Consolidated Freightways Inc.
Because employees' privacy claims against employer are not covered by collective bargaining agreement, claims are not pre-empted by Labor Relations Management Act. |
Labor Law |
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Sep. 18, 2001 | |
26475-7-II
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Washington Public Employee Assoc. v. Wash. Personnel Resource Bd.
Office of Financial Management required to bargain if proposal for salary increase was not previously presented in same biennial budget cycle. |
Labor Law |
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Aug. 28, 2001 | |
99-15020
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Radcliffe v. Rainbow Construction Company
Summary judgment for defendant reversed on false-arrest claims arising out of union representatives visiting construction site of non-union general contractor. |
Labor Law |
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Aug. 24, 2001 | |
99-1557
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Steinbach v. Dillon Companies Inc.
Employee's state tort claims against employer's agent are preempted by Labor Management Relations Act. |
Labor Law |
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Aug. 22, 2001 | |
C032746
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Waremart Foods v. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 588
No preliminary injunction for purpose of preventing picketing outside store without proof of unwillingness of public officers to protect store's property. |
Labor Law |
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Aug. 14, 2001 | |
D037381
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Service Employees International Union v. Superior Court (Orange County Employees Assoc. Inc.)
Rule change making it more difficult to decertify labor union is unreasonable. |
Labor Law |
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Aug. 10, 2001 | |
19130-3
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Hernandez v. Dept. of Labor & Industries
Court properly dismisses appeal for lack of jurisdiction where worker fails to serve notice of appeal to party as required by statute. |
Labor Law |
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Jul. 22, 2001 | |
B121208
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Styne v. Stevens
Labor Commissioner has jurisdiction to determine celebrity and personal manager's agreement when facts under and application of Talent Agency Act are contested. |
Labor Law |
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Jul. 12, 2001 | |
B140639
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Congress of California Seniors v. Catholic Healthcare West
Federal law preempts California's regulation of Medicare reimbursement to healthcare providers. |
Labor Law |
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Jul. 2, 2001 | |
00-1240
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Robinson v. Union Pacific Railroad
Arbitrator is entitled to determine that railroad worker who was wrongfully terminated is entitled to reinstatement but not back wages. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 28, 2001 |