Public employee unions dodged a bulldozer yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had deadlocked 4 to 4 in Freidrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n, the case challenging
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Mandated Retirement Savings May Be Coming to a State Near You
In 2012, the California legislature enacted SB 1234 that set the stage for the creation of Secure Choice Savings Plans, a state-sponsored retirement program for private employers. The legislation
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Supreme Court Poised To End Compulsory Union Dues For California Teachers
Almost 40 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education ruled that states could require public employees to pay union dues. The Court, however, now
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Grant Writ in Iskanian
Last June, the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, 59 Cal. 4th 348, decided that the
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Taxes on Meals for Employees: The Taxman Cometh For Your Lunch
For decades, employers have relied on IRS policy that says when meals are provided for “the convenience of the employer,” the value of the meal is not taxable income. That
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California Supreme Court Reaffirms Traditional Analysis Of “Joint Employment” for Franchisors
On July 30, we blogged about the recent efforts of the National Labor Relations Board to hold corporate franchisors, such as McDonald’s, liable for the acts of individual franchisees toward
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Plaintiffs, Unions and the NLRB Stretch to Find Joint Employers
In the quest to expand liability for real and imagined violations of employment laws, and to find more and deeper pockets, the latest target for plaintiffs’ lawyers and unions
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San Francisco May Seek to Eliminate Part-Time Work
The City of San Francisco is at it again. In addition to the already-mandated super-minimum wage, mandatory health insurance, and paid time off, Supervisor Erich Mar is now introducing
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