Founding Partner Art Hartinger and Associate Anastasia Bondarchuk presented an update on the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) on Thursday, October 22 at the Public Employer Labor Relations Association of California (PELRAC) 11th Annual Training Conference, which was held virtually.
“This year has presented many challenges for public employers and many interesting court decisions as a result,” said Art. “I’m glad that Anastasia and I had the opportunity to share our knowledge on PERB and its most recent significant court cases with our colleagues.”
Art and Anastasia presented an update on recent changes related to PERB, including the Board’s current members and new electronic filing system. Their presentation covered a range of topics, from general PERB background to recent related legislation to PERB. Art and Anastasia also discussed the statistical breakdown of PERB decisions by type and statute, examined specific PERB decisions in-depth and analyzed the implications these decisions have for future holdings.
PELRAC’s annual conference brings together labor relations and human resources professionals from the state’s public sector for professional development and networking opportunities. RPLG has presented at PELRAC’s annual conference for the last two years. In 2019, Art shared his expertise on privacy and harassment law in two separate presentations. This year, attendees had the opportunity to attend sessions and connect through Zoom on timely industry subjects.
RPLG practices throughout California, advising and advocating for public agencies, nonprofit entities, individuals and private entities in need of effective, responsive and creative legal solutions.