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TABLE OF CONTENTS CPER No. 174 (October 2005)

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Table of Contents Table of Contents - No. 174    Features What Is Due Process  Emi Uyehara Esq. Keeping Up With Technology: Legal Protections for 'Bloggers'  Stacey Leyton Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin and Demain   Headliners Workers Fighting Discrimination Get Help From State Supreme Court  Rebecca McKee   Recent Developments Public Schools     Public Schools 29 PERB Slams Oakland USD for Contracting Out Police Services 35 CTA Sued Over Fee Hike for Political Campaign 35 Disparity in Teachers’ Salaries at Rich and Poor Schools Exposed Local Government     Local Government 37 L.A. City Council Approves Deal With IBEW 38 Commission’s Reversal of Termination Was Abuse of Discretion 40 Felony Conviction Will Bring Forfeiture of Retirement Funds State Employment     State Employment 42 High Court Blocks Post-and-Bid Provisions of CSEA MOUs 45 State Engineers Finally on Road to Pay Parity 46 IUOE’s Work Preservation Settlement Nets Health Benefits Gains While Bargaining Stalls 48 CAUSE Decertification Election Coming; Mud Slinging Continues 49 Pension Reform Delayed 50 Official Proceedings Privilege Defeats Whistleblower Claim Higher Education     Higher Education 53 PERB Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against U.C. Nurses’ Strike; Labor Code Ruled Inapplicable 57 CSU Settles With SETC-United, UAPD 58 Public Records Act Exemption Protects Correspondence Between Opposing Counsel 59 Law Limits Reimbursement of Legal Fees in Whistleblower Cases at U.C. Labs 60 New Law Protects Confidentiality of CSU Whistleblowers Discrimination     Discrimination 61 Supreme Court Finds Employees Can Sue if Boss Has Affairs With Coworkers 66 Showing That Disability Was Motivating Factor for Discrimination Sufficient General     General 68 Cost-Sharing Provision of Appeal Procedure Denies Employee Due Process Guarantees 69 Under FMLA, Trip to Retrieve Family Car Not ‘Caring for’ Family Member Public Sector Arbitration     Public Sector Arbitration 71 No Waiver of Right to Arbitrate Found in Union’s Procedurally Flawed Demand 73 Failure to Disclose Past Conviction Not Sufficient Cause for Termination Departments    Letter From the Editor - No. 174    Neutrals' Logs - No. 174    Resources - No. 174    Public Employment Relations Board Cases

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