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Classified Employees’ Probationary Periods May Be Extended as a Reasonable Accommodation for Prolonged Absences Due to Disability

USA - May 16 2018 A classified employee’s probationary period may be extended to account for time out on leave due to temporary total disability, according to a recent…

Cathie L. Fields, Danielle E. Leben

PERB Determines That Effects of an Employer’s Decision to Mandate Flu Vaccine for Faculty and Staff During COVID-19 Pandemic Was Subject to Negotiations

USA - July 28 2021 On July 26, 2021, the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB” or “Board”) issued its decision in Regents of the University of California (2021)…

Steven J. Andelson, William A. Diedrich,, Amy W. Estrada, Paul Z. McGlocklin

More Litigation in the Wake of Janus

USA - November 16 2018 Reverberations continue following the Supreme Court’s June 27 decision in Janus v. AFSCME. (138 S.Ct. 2448.) On November 14, 2018, the California…

Mark R. Bresee, William A. Diedrich,, Cathie L. Fields, Paul Z. McGlocklin, Peter A. Schaffert

Are Your Employment Discipline Policies Up in Smoke after Proposition 64?

USA - November 22 2016 On November 8, Californians passed Proposition 64, legalizing the nonmedical (recreational) use of marijuana for adults 21 years or older in…

Amy W. Estrada, Cathie L. Fields, Mark W. Thompson,

In Much Anticipated Janus v. AFSCME Decision, Supreme Court Rules Agency Fees Unconstitutional

USA - June 27 2018 In a blow to unions across the nation, the Supreme Court has ruled that public sector agency fee arrangements violate the First Amendment of the…

Mark R. Bresee, William A. Diedrich,, Cathie L. Fields, Paul Z. McGlocklin, Peter A. Schaffert