Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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08-1457
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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 |
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Jun. 18, 2010 | |
09-16564
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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 |
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Jun. 7, 2010 | |
09-15855
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Service Employees International Union v. National Union of Healthcare Workers
District court may grant temporary restraining order restricting individual union members where union only seeks injunctive relief. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 15, 2010 | |
H032345
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Diquisto v. County of Santa Clara
County does not expend public funds for partisan campaign activities by discussing ballot initiative to require arbitration during labor negotiations. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 21, 2010 | |
S164692
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McCarther v. Pacific Telesis Group
Employee’s protected use of sick leave to care for ill relatives does not apply where paid days off for illness are uncapped. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 18, 2010 | |
A124221
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California Correctional Peace Officers' Association v. State of California
Dept. of Personnel Administration properly considers overall salary differential in declining to grant supervisors same pay increases as employees. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 16, 2010 | |
08-56202
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McDermott v. Ampersand Publishing LLC
Interim injunctive relief pending NLRB decision is not appropriate absent strong showing of harm where relief creates risk to First Amendment rights. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 27, 2010 | |
08-806
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Opinion of Brown
Meetings of governing body, which was created under collective bargaining agreement, between college district and employees need not be open to public. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 5, 2010 | |
08-604
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Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen General Committee of Adjustment, Central Region
National Railroad Adjustment Board cannot dismiss employees’ claims based on non-conformance to procedural rule requiring showing of occurrence of conference between parties. |
Labor Law |
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Dec. 9, 2009 | |
08-55022
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2009 | |
H032097
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City of San Jose v. International Assn. of Firefighters Local 230
Amendment to Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, which took away jurisdiction from Public Employment Relations Board, applies to previously commenced actions. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 15, 2009 | |
07-36011
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Balen v. Holland America Line Inc.
United Nations Convention on Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards allows claims under Seamen’s Wage Act to be arbitrated by foreign court. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 5, 2009 | |
F053843
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White v. Cridlebaugh
Trial court errs by vacating award permitting plaintiffs to recover all compensation paid to unlicensed contractor. |
Labor Law |
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Jul. 31, 2009 | |
S151615
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Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1756 AFL-CIO v. Superior Court (First Transit Inc.)
Labor unions lack standing to bring representative action as assignees of injured employees under unfair competition law. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 30, 2009 | |
08-70335
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National Labor Relations Board v. C&C Roofing Supply Inc.
Employer must comply with order reinstating employees with backpay where employer claimed that employees were illegal aliens. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 26, 2009 | |
S156961
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San Leandro Teachers Association v. Governing Board of the San Leandro Unified School District
School district properly refuses to allow union to distribute letters endorsing union candidates in school mailboxes. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 19, 2009 | |
07-17232
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Association of Flight Attendants CWA AFL-CIO v. Mesa Air Group Inc.
Work schedule disagreement constitutes 'minor dispute' where collective bargaining agreements did not explicitly establish scheduling terms. |
Labor Law |
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Jun. 1, 2009 | |
C058415
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California Attorneys v. Schwarzenegger
Merit principle in Article VII of California Constitution does not encompass union's claims that employees are underpaid. |
Labor Law |
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May 28, 2009 | |
07-35633
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Solis v. Matheson
Retail business located on Native American reservation subject to overtime requirements of Fair Labor Standards Act. |
Labor Law |
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Apr. 21, 2009 | |
A114959
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International Association of Fire Fighters Local 188 AFL-CIO v. Public Employment Relations Board (City of Richmond)
Local government agency's decision to lay off firefighters is not subject to bargaining under Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. |
Labor Law |
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Apr. 10, 2009 | |
07-581
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14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett
Provision in collective-bargaining agreement requiring union members to arbitrate claims under Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is enforceable. |
Labor Law |
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Apr. 2, 2009 | |
A114959
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International Association of Fire Fighters Local 188 AFL-CIO v. Public Employment Relations Board (City of Richmond)
Local government agency's decision to lay off firefighters is not subject to bargaining under Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 20, 2009 | |
06-56246
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Southern California Painters & Allied Trades, District Council No. 36 v. Rodin & Co. Inc.
Court denies 'reverse' alter-ego claim where non-union employer would be liable for starting union company to avoid collective bargaining obligations. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 11, 2009 | |
07-73851
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Virginia Mason Medical Center v. NLRB
Where certification period started with first bargaining meeting, employer is required to continue recognition for one year. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 11, 2009 | |
07-73851
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Virginia Mason Medical Center v. NLRB
Where certification period started with first bargaining meeting, employer is required to continue recognition for one year. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 26, 2009 | |
07-869
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Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association
Ban on political payroll deductions does not violate unions' First Amendment rights as applied to local governmental units. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 25, 2009 | |
B208614
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Aguiar v. Superior Court (Cintas Corp.)
Regulation limiting wages to hours actually spent on city contract conflicts with Living Wage Ordinance. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 20, 2009 | |
B194209
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Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino Inc.
Labor Code Section 351 does not prohibit casino ‘tip pooling’ but serves as basis for suit under unfair competition law. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 12, 2009 | |
05-55650
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Nigg v. United States Postal Service
Court must consider whether Postal Service inspectors were entitled to overtime pay under FLSA. |
Labor Law |
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Feb. 5, 2009 | |
B194209
|
Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino Inc.
Labor Code Section 351 does not prohibit casino ‘tip pooling’ but serves as basis for suit under unfair competition law. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 25, 2009 |