This area of law is different than what I have seen in civil and criminal cases and the fact that PERB chooses to use the term Prima Facie is only slightly relevant. The claimant only has to convince the State of the appearance of a violation and then the State takes over and issues a...
Let me address your comments in reverse, 1) Public school employee law is so specialized that we can't find an attorney who represents employees. So, your comment that they are turning her down because she doesn't have a case is without merit since she hasn't spoken to any attorneys. 2) In this...
That was the first thing she did months ago. The union said she had no chance of winning the case and, therefore, would provide no legal assistance. Now that she has proven the union's estimate to be incorrect, they are still only offering to send the union rep to the settlement meeting. This...
P.S. have not been able to find a referral for an attorney that handles public school employee issues. This is a specialized area and it seems everyone I find represents schools as they have deeper pockets.
Was looking at general categories; 1) working conditions, 2) removal of the retaliating party from the same campus, 3) right to pick what class she is assigned to each year, 4) punitive damages?
My wife has spent the last 9 months battling a retaliation claim against her employer (school district). PERB just agreed she had a Prima Facie case and the PERB General Counsel has filed a complaint against the school district for violating California Government Code 3543.5.
PERB is arranging...