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Eraina Ortega
Senior Legislative Representative, Employee Relations & Human Resources

June 26, 2014
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CSAC Bulletin Article

Employee Relations 05/11/2012

May 11, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CSAC Seeks Amendments to AB 1606

AB 1606, by Assembly Member Henry Perea, would clarify that that the factfinding procedure, established in last year’s AB 646 (Chapter 680, Statutes of 2011), may be sought by a union even if mediation is not required by local dispute procedures. 

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Employee Relations 05/04/2012

May 4, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Public Safety

AB 1551 (Campos) – Oppose
As Introduced January 26, 2012

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Employee Relations 04/27/2012

April 27, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Little Hoover Commission Reviews Proposal to Move PERB to LWDA

The Little Hoover Commission met over three days this week to discuss Governor Brown’s proposal to reorganize several state departments and agencies. Of interest to County Human Resources and Labor Relations professionals is the proposal to move the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) under the umbrella of the Labor and Workforce and Development Agency (LWDA). PERB currently operates independent of any state agency.

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Employee Relations 04/20/2012

April 20, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Adopts Phase-In Approach for Employer Contribution Rate Increase

Last month, CSAC reported that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board (Board) voted to reduce the discount rate used for actuarial valuations from 7.75 percent to 7.50 percent.

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Employee Relations 04/13/2012

April 13, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

State Mediation and Conciliation Services to Move to PERB

Secretary of the Labor Workforce Development Agency Marty Morganstern is planning to move the California State Mediation and Conciliation Services (SCMS) under PERB (SCMS is currently under the purview of the Department of Industrial Relations). SCMS will continue to mediate bargaining and disputes between labor and employers as well as administer elections to decertify or certify unions as exclusive bargaining agents and run card check procedures.

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Employee Relations 04/09/2012

April 9, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Public Pension Committee Will Hold Fifth Hearing

The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions will hold its fifth meeting on Friday, April 13 in the city of Chino.

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Employee Relations 04/02/2012

April 2, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Workers’ Compensation System Reform Discussed in Joint Legislative Hearing

Legislators convened a joint hearing of the Assembly Insurance and Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committees on Wednesday to hear testimony from various stakeholders regarding the impact of SB 899 (Chapter 34, Statutes of 2004) on the workers’ compensation permanent disability rating schedule (PDRS).

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Employee Relations 03/23/2012

March 23, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Employee Rights

AB 2039 (Swanson) – Pending
As Introduced on February 23, 2012

AB 2039, by Assembly Member Sandre Swanson, amends the Family Rights Act to permit an employee to take leave to care for an independent adult child with a health condition or a seriously ill grandparent, sibling, grandchild or domestic partner. AB 59 also expands the definition of “parent” to include a parent-in-law.

This bill is a rerun of AB 59, which was introduced by Assembly Member Swanson last year and was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. 

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Employee Relations 03/16/2012

March 16, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Votes to Reduce Discount Rate 

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) on Wednesday voted to reduce the discount rate used for actuarial valuations, last changed 10 years ago, to 7.5 percent. Actuarial valuations are performed annually to determine a plan’s liabilities and contribution rates necessary to fund them. 

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Employee Relations 03/09/2012

March 9, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Committee to Review Discount Rate

The Pension and Health Benefits Committee of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) next week will consider changes to the 7.75 percent discount rate currently used for actuarial valuations. Actuarial valuations are performed annually to determine plan liabilities and the contribution rates necessary to adequately fund them. 

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Employee Relations 03/02/2012

March 2, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Conference Committee Holds Fourth Hearing

The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions held its fourth meeting on Tuesday in Sacramento to examine the impact of Governor Brown’s proposal to increase the normal retirement age for public employees.

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Employee Relations 02/24/2012

February 24, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CSAC Board of Directors Adopts Revised Pension Reform Principles

Recognizing that the long-term sustainability of public pensions, the need to balance the legitimate desires and needs of employees against the publics’ right to a fair and accountable government, and the need for counties to recruit and retain quality employees, the CSAC Board of Directors yesterday adopted revised CSAC Guiding Principles on Pension Reform that portray CSAC’s recognition of a need for statewide reform to ensure that public retirement systems are sound and fiscally responsible

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Employee Relations 02/17/2012

February 17, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Releases Analysis of Governor’s Hybrid Pension Proposal

In a response to a request by the legislative Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on Wednesday released an actuarial staff analysis of the impact on state employee retirement costs of implementing a hybrid plan for all new hires, a proposal included in Governor Brown’s 12-Point Pension Reform Plan.

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Employee Relations 02/10/2012

February 10, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

California Pension Reform Group Suspends Initiative Campaign

The group, California Pension Reform, this week announced its decision to suspend its campaign to place two initiatives on the November 2012 ballot to cut public pensions. The group’s president, Dan Pellissier, stated its commitment to convincing Governor Brown and legislators to address public pension reform and its intent to put an initiative on the November 2016 ballot should the Legislature not act. 

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Employee Relations 02/03/2012

February 3, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Governor Releases Proposed Language for Pension Reform Plan

Governor Brown yesterday released statutory language to the Legislature in an effort to place his pension reform plan on the November 2012 ballot. Since the proposal, which has not yet been introduced, would amend the state constitution, a two-thirds vote of the Legislature is required for its passage. 

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Employee Relations 01/27/2012

January 27, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Advises Public Agencies on 960-Hour Work Limit for Retirees

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) on Thursday distributed a memorandum to all public agencies regarding the employment of retired annuitants.

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Employee Relations 01/20/2012

January 20, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Reform Conference Committee to Meet Next Week

The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions will hold its third meeting next Wednesday, January 25, in Sacramento.

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Employee Relations 01/13/2012

January 13, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Interested in keeping up-to-date on policy related to county employee relations issues? We routinely update the Employee Relations section of the CSAC website. There you may also view our latest issue of the CSAC Employee Relations Legislative Bulletin.
 

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Employee Relations 01/06/2012

January 6, 2012 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Emergency AB 646 Regulations Approved

The Office of Administrative Law on December 29 approved emergency regulations filed by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to implement provisions of AB 646 (Chapter No. 860, Statutes of 2011). 

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Employee Relations 12/16/2011

December 16, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Offers Preliminary Analysis of Governor’s Pension Plan

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) last month released a preliminary analysis of Governor Brown’s 12-point pension reform proposal. CalPERS makes it clear that the analysis does not address all issues that may arise from the Governor’s plan and will most likely evolve as any legislative or initiative proposals come forward.

The analysis lists legal and fiscal concerns as well as potential pros and cons of the Governor’s proposal, including:

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Employee Relations 12/09/2011

December 9, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

PERB Adopts AB 646 Emergency Regulations

The Public Employees Relations Board (PERB) on Thursday adopted proposed emergency regulations to implement AB 646 (Atkins). Counties will recall that the bill, as signed by Governor Brown, authorizes an employee organization, beginning January 1, to request an advisory factfinding panel regarding impasse before a public agency may implemen its last, best and final offer. 

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Employee Relations 11/18/2011

November 18, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Reform a Hot Topic at this Year’s CSAC Annual Meeting

As county officials around the state convene in San Francisco City and County this month for the CSAC 117th Annual Meeting, the issue of public pensions has become a hot topic in state politics. Several proposed initiatives and a reform plan introduced by Governor Brown last month have furthered the discussion and Annual Meeting attendees will be able to gain further knowledge about the issue by attending the following meetings:

Government Finance & Operations Policy Committee Meeting 

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Employee Relations 11/14/2011

November 14, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

LAO Analyzes Governor’s Pension Plan

In a report issued last week, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) iterated its opinion that a defined benefit system for public employees isn’t necessarily bad, but that the deferral of retirement benefit costs by public employers and employees to future generations, the lack of flexibility provided to government agencies to alter benefit and funding formulas and the disparity between the retirement benefits offered to

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Employee Relations 11/04/2011

November 4, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Two New Pension Reform Initiative Proposals Submitted

Citing the need to “provide fiscally responsible and adequately funded pension benefits for all past, current and future government employees and retirees,” the group “California Pension Reform” this week submitted requests to the Attorney General’s Office for titles and summaries for two pension reform proposals. The Attorney General now has 15 days to provide the titles and summaries before signature-gathering may begin.

Government Employee Pension Reform Act of 2012, Version #1

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Employee Relations 10/28/2011

October 28, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Reform Conference Committee Holds First of Three Meetings

Counties will recall that AB 340, by Assembly Member Warren Furutani, was amended last month to state legislative intent to convene a conference committee for the purpose of crafting comprehensive pension reform legislation. SB 827, by Senator Joseph Simitian, is the Senate version of AB 340. The Conference Committee on Public Employee Pensions held its first hearing at the Carson City Hall in Los Angeles County on October 26.

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CSAC Bulletin Article

Employee Relations 10/21/2011

October 21, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Conference Committee on Pension Reform to Meet Next Week

The first meeting of the pension reform conference committee will take place on Wednesday, October 26 in the city of Carson.

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Employee Relations 10/14/2011

October 14, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Collective Bargaining

AB 646 (Atkins) – Oppose
Chapter No. 680

AB 646, by Assembly Member Toni Atkins, authorizes an employee organization, if a mediator is unable to effect settlement of a contract impasse within 30 days of his or her appointment, to request that the matter be submitted to a factfinding panel. 

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Employee Relations 10/07/2011

October 7, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Governor Signs Bill to Disallow Prohibition of Project Labor Agreements

The Governor has signed SB 922, by President Pro tem Darrell Steinberg, which specifies what must be included in a project labor agreement (PLA) and that a charter ordinance cannot be passed that would prohibit the use of PLAs. The following now must be included in a PLA: 

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Employee Relations 09/30/2011

September 30, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Terminology Glossary Now Available

The Institute for Local Government (ILG) this week released a plain-language glossary it prepared to assist local officials as they engage in conversations with constituents, bargaining representatives and each other.
 

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Employee Relations 09/23/2011

September 23, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Weighs In on Proposed GASB Pension Accounting Rules

In July, CSAC provided counties with information pertaining to the new post-employment benefit accounting and financial reporting proposed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

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Employee Relations 09/12/2011

September 12, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Credit Report Bill Substantially Amended

AB 22, by Assembly Member Tony Mendoza, was substantially amended last week to clarify exemptions to credit reports and clarify the definitions of “consumer credit report” and “managerial position.” As counties will recall, AB 22 restricts prospective employers from using consumer credit reports for employment purposes. The bill now exempts the following from this restriction:

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Employee Relations 09/02/2011

September 2, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Legislation Brings Labor Compliance Monitoring Regulations to Forefront

AB 436, by Assembly Member Jose Solorio, was gutted and amended on Tuesday and now contains language allowing California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regulations pertaining to labor compliance monitoring, passed in a 2009-10 budget trailer bill, to move forward.

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Employee Relations 08/26/2011

August 26, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

The following bills are awaiting a vote on the Senate Floor; they are of utmost important to counties, as both will have a significant impact on the collective bargaining process. CSAC is in strong opposition to both pieces of legislation, and urge counties to contact their respective Senators to relay concern.

AB 646 (Atkins) – Oppose
As Amended on June 22, 2011

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Employee Relations 08/19/2011

August 19, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Makes Changes to Terminated Agency Pool

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration on Wednesday approved changes to its Terminated Agency Pool (Pool). The Pool contains the assets and liabilities of public agencies that terminate their CalPERS pension plan. Funds from the Pool are used to pay benefits when employees of those public agencies separate from service. 

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Employee Relations 08/12/2011

August 12, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Collective Bargaining

AB 646 (Atkins) – Oppose
As Amended on June 22, 2011

AB 646, by Assembly Member Toni Atkins, would authorize an employee organization, if a mediator is unable to effect settlement of a contract impasse within 30 days of his or her appointment, to request that the matter be submitted to a factfinding panel. 

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CSAC Bulletin Article

Employee Relations 08/02/2011

August 2, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Legislation Brings Labor Compliance Monitoring Regulations to Forefront

AB 436, by Assembly Member Jose Solorio, was gutted and amended on Tuesday and now contains language allowing California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regulations pertaining to labor compliance monitoring, passed in a 2009-10 budget trailer bill, to move forward.

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CSAC Bulletin Article

Employee Relations 07/29/2011

July 29, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Bill to Prescribe Composition of Personnel Commissions Vetoed by Governor

Governor Jerry Brown on Monday vetoed AB 455 by Assembly Member Nora Campos. The bill would have provided that when a local public agency has established a personnel commission or merit commission to administer personnel rules or a merit system, the public agency employer and the employee organization recognized as the exclusive or majority bargaining agent would each be required to designate half of the members of the commission. 

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Employee Relations 07/22/2011

July 22, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

SB 2X 9 Labor Compliance Program Regulations Suspended

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) last weekend filed a request with the Office of Administrative Law for an extension of an emergency action to suspend the operation of last year’s regulations pertaining to labor compliance programs (LCPs). DIR noted that the request is in response to questions regarding the legality of the fees required for bond-funded projects. If granted, the extension will suspend the effects of the regulations for 90 days.

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Employee Relations 07/15/2011

July 15, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

GASB Issues Drafts of Proposed Pension Accounting Rules

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) last week issued its Exposure Drafts (proposed versions of a document issued for open discussion before its release as a final document) regarding post-employment benefit accounting and financial reporting. The release of the drafts was the next step of GASB’s broad effort to improve accountability and transparency of financial reporting in regard to the financial effects of employers’ commitments and actions related to pension benefits.

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Employee Relations 07/08/2011

July 8, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CSAC Calls Upon Senators Boxer and Feinstein to Support Early Retiree Reinsurance Program

CSAC has sent a letter to Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, requesting their co-sponsorship of legislation that would provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP).

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Employee Relations 06/24/2011

June 24, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Employee Rights

AB 325 (Lowenthal) – Oppose Unless Amended
As Amended on June 14, 2011

Assembly Bill 325, by Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal, would provide employees (including temporary, seasonal and part-time) a right of up to four days of unpaid bereavement leave for the death of a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, or domestic partner with a three-month time allotment to complete the leave allowance.

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Employee Relations 06/17/2011

June 17, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Adopts 2012 Rate Package for Health Care Benefits

Package includes overall 4.1 percent annual premium increase
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System on Wednesday adopted its 2012 health care rate package, which includes an overall 4.1 percent annual premium increase. The rates will take effect for the 2012 calendar year beginning next January 1.

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Employee Relations 06/10/2011

June 10, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Employees’ Rights

AB 1203 (Mendoza) – Oppose
As Amended on April 27, 2011

AB 1203, by Assembly Member Tony Mendoza, would require local public agencies to provide paid leaves of absence to public agency employee representatives of recognized employee organizations when they are participating in the following activities:

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Employee Relations 05/27/2011

May 27, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Pension Reform Initiative Proposal Will Not Move Forward

Former legislator Roger Niello has pulled his statewide ballot initiative proposal to reform public employee pensions. The proposal would have applied to those public employees hired after the date voters approved the initiative and, among other things, would have:

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Employee Relations 05/20/2011

May 20, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Labor Agreements for State Employees Head to Governor’s Desk

SB 151 (Chapter No. 25, Statutes of 2011) has been signed by Governor Brown. The bill contains the negotiated labor agreements for roughly 60,000 state workers, specifically:

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Employee Relations 01/14/2011

January 14, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

New Legislation Seeks to Cap Public Employee Retirement Benefits

AB 89 (Hill) – Pending
As Introduced on January 6, 2011

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Employee Relations 01/07/2011

January 7, 2011 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Organization Puts New Pension Reform Proposals Forward

The California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility (CFFR) recently released two new pension reform proposals that amend the state constitution. The proposals have not yet been submitted to the office of the Secretary of State, the first step in putting a measure on the state ballot.

Citing the need for fiscally responsible solutions to what the organization terms a broken pension system, both alternatives do the following:

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Employee Relations 12/17/2010

December 17, 2010 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

CalPERS Adopts New Asset Allocation Strategy

Action is last step before the pension fund adopts a new assumed rate of return

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Employee Relations 12/10/2010

December 10, 2010 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

California Congressman Introduces Public Pension Transparency Bill

Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) last Thursday introduced H.R. 6484, the “Public Employee Pension Transparency Act.” The legislation finds that nationwide, state and local pension benefit plans have a total unfunded liability of about $3.23 trillion, but that current government accounting rules obscure the actual underfunded amount.

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Employee Relations 12/03/2010

December 3, 2010 Eraina Ortega Faith Conley

Update on Federal Collective Bargaining Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was expected to introduce a cloture vote this week on Senate Bill 3194, the Public Safety Employee Cooperation Act (Act). A cloture vote essentially ends a filibuster in the Senate.

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