Client News Briefs

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  Deference Given to Commission on Professional Competence Findings in Teacher Termination Case
  

  May 2013 Number 25 A recent decision of the California Court of Appeal has reinforced the notion that a reviewing court is required to give a stro

  Posted: May 21, 2013 :: More info
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  Reminders and Developments Regarding AB 1575 and Student Fees
  

  May 2013 Number 24 Assembly Bill (AB) 1575, which added Education Code section 49010 et seq. and now governs practices relating to student fees, c

  Posted: May 15, 2013 :: More info
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  United States Supreme Court Addresses Out-of-State Public Records Requests
  

  May 2013 Number 23 In recent years, school districts and local governments have increasingly received California Public Records Act (CPRA) request

  Posted: May 07, 2013 :: More info
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  Court Allows Eminent Domain Action to Proceed Prior to Completion of CEQA Review
  

  April 2013 Number 22 A recent court decision provides authority for public agencies to commence an eminent domain proceeding, in some circumstance

  Posted: April 29, 2013 :: More info
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  U.S. DOE Opines that Due Process Hearing Officers May Determine Whether a Special Education Student Subjected to Discipline Actually Violated the Student Code of Conduct
  

  April 2013 Number 21 The United States Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) recently released a non-binding polic

  Posted: April 26, 2013 :: More info
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  FEHC Delivers New Pregnancy Disability Leave Regulations
  

  April 2013 Number 20 The Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) has adopted new pregnancy disability leave regulations (PDL Regulations) wh

  Posted: April 25, 2013 :: More info
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  Employers Must Clarify a Request to Bargain on Effects of Non-Negotiable Decisions
  

  April 2013 Number 19 The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) recently expanded an employer's obligation to act when a union requests to barga

  Posted: April 11, 2013 :: More info