This article was originally published in July 2016. The information has been reviewed and is up-to-date as of February 2024.
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are typically cited as the major religions of the world, although there are many others that have tens of millions of adherents or more. The United States has no
Spring cleaning is a time-honored tradition that many people use to refresh and reorganize their homes and workplaces. For employers, it is also a great opportunity to revisit and update your employee handbooks. Maybe you had the best intentions of revamping your employee handbook at year end but the holidays came and went and your
AB 89, also known as the Peace Officers Education and Age Conditions for Employment, or “PEACE” Act, went into effect on January 1, 2022.
The most straightforward piece of that legislation was Government Code section 1031.4, which raises the minimum age for most peace officer employment from 18 to 21. This is a current requirement
We are pleased to present and sponsor the 2020 Annual CALPELRA Conference taking place virtually this week (November 16 – 20)! Don’t miss our nine scheduled conference presentations by our expert speakers. Topics include negotiating in difficult times, telecommuting issues, public safety disability accommodations, and much, much more.
November 16
10:15am – 11:00am || The
Registration is now open for the Annual Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Public Sector Employment Law Conference, which takes in Palm Desert on Thursday & Friday, January 24-25, with an optional pre-conference session on Wednesday, January 23. The conference is geared towards Public Agency Management and includes a variety of informative and engaging presentations that offer practical
This post was authored by Amit Katzir
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Janus v. AFSCME, a case out of Illinois challenging the constitutionality of mandatory agency shop fees for public employees. Illinois, like California, is one of several states where agency shop arrangements are authorized in the public sector.
Under
This post was authored by Kristin D. Lindgren
As we have previously reported, most recently on January 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Friedrichs challenged the right of public employee organizations in California to require public employees to pay “agency shop” fees. An “agency shop” arrangement
This guest post was authored by Steve Berliner
Assembly Bill 1028, which took effect on January 1, 2012, amended certain provisions of the Public Employees’ Retirement Law (“PERL”) pertaining to the limits on post-retirement employment. Just recently, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) issued Circular Letter No. 200-002-12 clarifying the importance of AB 1028
This guest post was authored by Steve Berliner
As of January 1, 2012, PERS retirees will have additional restrictions on their ability to work for PERS agencies. While AB 1028 affects several different Government Code sections, it is garnering the greatest attention for its changes to Government Code sections 21221(h) and 21224; the two
This guest post was authored by Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Next year marks the 13th annual LCW 2012 Public Sector Employment Law Conference. This two-day conference is geared towards Public Agency Management and includes a variety of informative and entertaining presentations that offer practical lessons for success in the workplace. Participants may attend the full