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Unite Here Local 30 v. Dept. of Parks and Recreation (Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts at San Diego LLC)
Assignment of concession contract regarding state park property is not subject to competitive bidding requirements where assignment does not materially change contract terms.
Labor Law May 2, 2011
Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC v. Dept. of Industrial Relations (Iron Workers Union Local No. 433)
Work performed under two separate contracts to form 'complete integrated object' constitutes 'public work' subject to California's prevailing wage law.
Labor Law Apr. 20, 2011
Paulsen v. Local No. 856 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Plaintiffs' claim alleging union’s breach of duty of fair representation falls under exclusive jurisdiction of agency because breach constituted ‘unfair labor practice.’
Labor Law Mar. 21, 2011
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Davis Moreno Construction Inc.
Claim that wage and penalty assessment judgment was obtained by extrinsic fraud is not barred by statutory limitation under Labor Code.
Labor Law Mar. 17, 2011
Alameda County Management Employees Association v. Superior Court
Court must meet and confer with representative of employee organization before changing seniority and demotion rights of its members.
Labor Law Mar. 9, 2011
County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission (Service Employees International Union, Local 721)
County employees who are not union members are entitled to procedural safeguards before their personal information is disclosed to union.
Labor Law Feb. 25, 2011
Price v. Starbucks Corp.
Employer properly pays employee minimum reporting time payment for meeting called on employee’s day off.
Labor Law Feb. 18, 2011
Arzate v. Bridge Terminal Transport Inc.
Court errs in granting summary judgment to employer in wage and hour lawsuit where employer exerted some control over workers.
Labor Law Feb. 1, 2011
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association v. California Dept. of Personnel Administration
Collective bargaining agreement provision to retroactively reclassify state employees must be included in memorandum of understanding approved by legislature to be valid.
Labor Law Jan. 27, 2011
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 188 AFL-CIO v. Public Employment Relations Board (City of Richmond)
City is not required to engage in collective bargaining regarding initial decision to layoff employees based on fiscal crisis.
Labor Law Jan. 25, 2011
Resilient Floor Covering Pension Fund v. M&M Installation Inc.
Non-union company may be responsible for withdrawal liability if there is commonalty with union firm and non-union company was used to avoid payments.
Labor Law Dec. 22, 2010
County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission (Service Employees International union Local 721)
County must give notice and opt-out opportunity to non-union employees before disclosing their personal information to union.
Labor Law Dec. 14, 2010
Parth v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Nurses are not denied overtime pay when their employer allowed option to receive different pay at overtime rates for longer shifts.
Labor Law Dec. 13, 2010
Parth v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Nurses are not denied overtime pay when their employer allowed option to receive different pay at overtime rates for longer shifts.
Labor Law Nov. 18, 2010
Burke v. Ipsen
Plaintiff does not have to exhaust administrative remedies because claims involved internal union affairs, which employee relations commission was not authorized to resolve.
Labor Law Oct. 31, 2010
California Correctional Peace Officers' Association v. State of California
Government Code Section 19851 does not mandate payment of overtime compensation to correctional peace officers working over eight hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Labor Law Oct. 31, 2010
City of Richmond v. Service Employees International Union Local 1021
Public policy against workplace harassment does not preclude arbitral enforcement of limitation period in collective bargaining agreement that bars stale misconduct claims.
Labor Law Oct. 26, 2010
La Asociacion de Trabajadores de Lake Forest v. City of Lake Forest
Nonprofit organization advocating on behalf of day laborers regarding alleged harassment lacks standing to pursue claims against local government officials.
Labor Law Oct. 24, 2010
Johnson v. Rancho Santiago Community College District
District acts as market participant when requirement for workers to be unionized qualifies as effective procurement of goods and services.
Labor Law Oct. 10, 2010
Lazarin v. Superior Court (Total Western Inc.)
Nonexempt hourly workers, who were represented by union and deprived of their second meal periods, may seek recovery from their former employers.
Labor Law Oct. 7, 2010
Garcia v. Four Points Sheraton LAX
Service charges to be paid to workers under city’s ordinance do not constitute gratuities regulated by Labor Code.
Labor Law Sep. 9, 2010
Mariscal v. Los Angeles City Employee Relations Board (Service Employees International Union Local 721)
Members of local bargaining unit, which was merged into larger union, are not entitled to separate vote on whether to merge.
Labor Law Aug. 6, 2010
International Union of Painter and Allied Trades, District 15, Local 159 v. J&R Flooring Inc.
National Labor Relations Board has primary jurisdiction over representational labor dispute between union and construction employers.
Labor Law Aug. 2, 2010
California Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the Salinas City Elementary School District
Union must comply with arbitration provision of collective bargaining agreement and exhaust administrative grievance procedures before filing suit in court.
Labor Law Aug. 2, 2010
Sutter Health v. Unite Here
Court fails to instruct jury that hospital had to prove union mailed defamatory postcards to hospital’s prospective clients with actual malice.
Labor Law Jul. 22, 2010
Small v. Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Local 200 AFL-CIO
Preliminary injunction enjoining union’s state court proceedings pending determination of unfair labor practice charge is reinstated as originally granted.
Labor Law Jul. 9, 2010
City of San Jose v. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3
Public entity claiming that threatened strike by employees will endanger public welfare must first file unfair labor practice charge with PERB.
Labor Law Jul. 2, 2010
Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
District court must resolve dispute between employer and union over collective bargaining agreement's ratification date prior to ordering arbitration.
Labor Law Jun. 25, 2010
New Process Steel L.P. v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board must delegate authority to at least three members, and two-member group’s actions are inoperative.
Labor Law Jun. 18, 2010
Addington v. US Airline Pilots Association
Breach of duty of fair representation claim is not ripe for adjudication where no collective bargaining agreement yet exists.
Labor Law Jun. 7, 2010