Recent Developments
Public Schools
23 United Teachers of Los Angeles Election Challenged
25 Last-Minute Agreement Averts Strike
at San Francisco Unified
26 Looming Teacher Strikes
28 Disabled Office of Education Employee
Entitled Only to Placement on Reemployment List
32 School Principal’s Transfer May Constitute Retaliation
Local Government
34 San Bernardino P.D.s and D.A.s
Reach Agreement With County
35 Local Government Employees
Top List of Unionized Workers
35 San Jose POA Settles With City on New Contract
State Employment
37 SPB Only Recourse for Disciplined Civil Service Employees
40 Judge Hikes Salaries of Correctional Medical Personnel
42 CAUSE Wins Election, Asks DPA for Pay Equity
43 Court Rejects PECG’s Efforts to Limit the Effect of Prop. 35
Higher Education
47 Compensation Practices Under Fire at U.C.
52 U.C. Settles With Four Unions
55 CSU Executive Pay
57 Nurses Settle With U.C.
Discrimination
58 Employer Not Liable for Sexual Harassment by Supervisor
62 Discriminatory Refusal to Reinstate
Separate From Claim of Wrongful Termination
65 Employer Liable for Harassment of
Gay Employee by Coworker
67 Participation in Good Faith Interactive Process
Required to Determine Reasonable Accommodation
General
69 Employee’s Accident While Sightseeing
Not Compensable Workers’ Comp Injury
71 Agency Fee Cases Get New Treatment From PERB
Public Sector Arbitration
73 Legitimate Absences Lead to Termination