We are excited to introduce our video series – Wage & Hour Issues in the Workplace. In these videos, members of LCW’s Wage & Hour practice group will provide various tips that can be implemented in your workplace. We hope that you will find these clips informative and helpful!
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A Concerted Effort to Regulate Workplace Technology – What Public Employers Need to Know About Proposed State Legislation
By Kelly Tuffo
While many employers view implementation of workplace technology as a managerial prerogative, labor unions are increasingly framing issues such as electronic surveillance of employees, workplace algorithmic decision-making, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven management tools as core terms and conditions of employment and a new frontier for labor rights.
A set of proposed bills before the California…
Don’t Neglect Comp Time Payments When Calculating The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Overtime Deduction
Public agency employers are no strangers to complex wage and hours rules, but the recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) raised new questions with the introduction of the deduction for qualified overtime compensation. See LCW’s prior blog post about the OBBBA. While the focus of the OBBBA’s overtime deduction has been on…
Can They Really Say That?! Union Speech Protections Under Labor Laws
Employees frequently engage in passionate discussions about union issues and working conditions, and those discussions do not always remain polite. Agencies sometimes find themselves at the crossroads of respecting employees’ union-related speech rights and enforcing the agency’s standards of conduct. This blog post provides general guidance to agencies regarding when employee speech exceeds the boundaries…
Don’t Wait for a Walkout: Plan Now for Picketing, Strikes, and “Line Passes” in Essential Public Health Operations
For agencies operating hospitals, clinics, behavioral health programs, correctional health programs, or other essential public health services, picketing and strike activity by their employees can raise immediate operational, legal, and public-facing concerns. In these settings, the urgent question is how the agency will maintain critical services, protect patients and the public, and respond lawfully and…
Tips from the Table: Can a Classification Update Create a Need for a Unit Modification?
We are excited to continue our video series – Tips from the Table. In these videos, members of LCW’s Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining practice group will provide various tips that can be implemented at your bargaining tables. We hope that you will find these clips informative and helpful in your negotiations.
Steering clear of “clean record agreements”
As recently as December 31, 2025, peace officers and law enforcement agencies employing them could enter into so-called “clean record agreements” in an effort to settle disputes between them such as pending disciplinary appeals. As of January 1, 2026, however, the landscape is significantly different.
Assembly Bill 1388 was signed into law by Governor Gavin…
Appellate Law — What Are Amicus Curiae Briefs?
By David Urban
This article is a re-publication. It was reviewed in February 2026 and is up-to-date.
Public agency officials and employees may read newspaper articles about recently decided landmark cases in public sector labor and employment law, and may feel relief, anger, surprise, or vindication in the result. This is especially true if the decision impacts how…
Tips from the Table: Having Finance Involved in Negotiations
By Matt Doyle
We are excited to continue our video series – Tips from the Table. In these videos, members of LCW’s Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining practice group will provide various tips that can be implemented at your bargaining tables. We hope that you will find these clips informative and helpful in your negotiations.
EEOC Rescinds Its Harassment Guidance — But California Public Agencies Still Have Work to Do
By Abigail Choi
Federal guidance has shifted, but California law continues to set the standard for harassment prevention and response in public workplaces.
In January 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The 2024 guidance had offered detailed examples and interpretive direction on federal harassment…