Public Law
Public Law Journal: FALL 2020, VOL. 43, NO. 4
Content
- 2020-2021 Executive Committee of the Labor & Employment Law Section
- 2020-2021 Executive Committee of the Public Law Section
- 2020-2021 Labor & Employment Law Section Editorial Board
- 2020-2021 Public Law Journal Editorial Board
- Alameda and the Road Ahead For the California Rule
- Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court
- Employment Law Case Notes
- From the Editors of the Labor & Employment Law Review Editorial Policy
- Inside the Law Review/Journal
- Mediation Tips and Arbitration Bits
- Message From the Labor & Employment Law Section Chair
- Message From the Public Law Section Chair
- Nlra Case Notes
- Public Lawyer Spotlight: Suzanne Ambrose, State Personnel Board Executive Officer
- Public Sector Case Notes
- Robinson and the Road Ahead For Paga Claims
- The New Hybrid Workplace: Some Employer Considerations During Covid-19
- Wage and Hour Case Notes
- McIe Self-Study: Hot Topics In Public Sector Labor Law
MCIE Self-Study: HOT TOPICS IN PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR LAW
By Kerianne Steele and Tim Yeung
Kerianne Steele is a partner with Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, where she represents unions and employees, primarily in the public sector. Tim Yeung is a partner with Sloan Sakai Yeung & Wong LLP, where he represents employers in all areas of employment and labor law. The views expressed in this article are the authors’ individual perspectives and do not necessarily reflect the views of their law firms or their clients. Ms. Steele would like to thank her colleague, Ben Fuchs, for his contributions to this piece.
INTRODUCTION
In this article, the authors explore three hot topics: the duty to bargain during an emergency, potential legislation giving PERB new remedial authority, and the advent of Bargaining for the Common Good. Each section is prefaced with an introduction followed by either Ms. Steele providing the Labor Advocate’s viewpoint or Mr. Yeung providing the Management Advocate’s viewpoint, and then a counter viewpoint.