Disability Rights Under SPB Rules

As expansive as disability rights of California workers are, the right of qualifying disabled employees of California State agencies are even more broad that those of private sector employees. This is illustrated by the precedent decision of the State Personnel Board No. 00-07. In that case, the Board considered whether the employee of the DMV Read More …

Public Employee’s Right to Union Representation at the ADA Interactive Process Meeting

PERB Decision No. 2409  / SEIU Local 1021 v Sonoma County Superior Court is an important decision holding that a public employee is entitled to have his union representative present at at the ADA / FEHA interactive process concerning accommodating his disability. In that case, the employer denied an employee’s request for union representative to Read More …

How to Appeal the Denial of the Right to Take State Service Examination

If an employee is dismissed from state employment in California by adverse action (i.e. termination for misconduct, policy violation, etc.) or as a result of disciplinary proceedings, that dismissed employee will not be permitted to take any state civil service examination or be certified from an eligible list to any position in the state service Read More …