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Apprenticeship Programs under the Labor Code

March 10, 2024 3:40 amMarch 10, 2024 3:41 am

California’s Labor Code provides for Apprenticeship Programs in Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Division 3. Article 2 was added in 2018 by Chapter 704. Section 3075 authorizes an apprenticeship program to be administered by a joint apprenticeship committee, unilateral...

Collective Bargaining Agreements Under the Labor Code

May 15, 2023 2:15 amMay 15, 2023 6:16 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 7.5 discusses collective bargaining agreements, which was added in 1941 by Chapter 1188. Labor Code Section 1126 provides that any collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor organization is enforceable at...

Gov. Newsom Signs Flight Attendant Rest Break Bill Into Law

March 24, 2023 12:53 pmMarch 24, 2023 12:53 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a rare mid-session bill into law on Thursday, legally allowing flight attendants to have the right to negotiate meal and rest break benefits while complying with both state and federal law. Senate Bill 41, authored by...

SB 725: Grocery Workers Bill Amended

March 21, 2023 2:48 pmMarch 21, 2023 2:56 pm

Senate Bill 725 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) was amended to address grocery workers and successor establishments. Section 1 would amend Labor Code Section 2502 in order to add the words “purchase” and “acquisition” to the definition of “change...

Who Is an Employer Under California Law?

September 28, 2022 3:50 pmSeptember 28, 2022 4:17 pm

One of the key principles in legislative drafting is consistency in language, including definitions. In looking at who is an employer, there lacks the same definition across state law. In fact, California law provides over 100 different definitions of “employer”...

Higher Education and California Labor Relations Legislation

March 21, 2022 12:12 pmMarch 21, 2022 12:18 pm

When the California Legislature proposes legislation involving higher education employer-employee relations, the Legislature is bound by any memorandum of understanding (MOU) that may be in place. For example, if the Legislature wants to require the California State University to create...