As part of his union duties, the Lane Community College Education Association (LCCEA) President sat on several College Councils, including the Diversity Council. In 2013 and early 2014 the Diversity Council was working on a cultural diversity training program which proposed required training for all LCCEA Faculty. The LCCEA president objected to the imposition of […]
Month: July 2015
Federal Court Finds School District Violated Teachers’ and Students’ First Amendment Rights
On the eve of a 2012 teacher strike, the Eagle Point School District adopted policies banning all signs and picketing activity on school property. The Eagle Point Education Association promptly notified the District that the policies were unconstitutional but the District refused to modify them. During the strike, the District strictly enforced its new policies […]
Retired Fire Fighters Win Increased Pension Benefits
Portland Fire Fighters are covered by the Portland Fire & Police Disability & Retirement (FPDR) Fund. The pension benefits of fire fighters who retired under an old FPDR pension system known as “FPDR One” were calculated based on current top step fire fighter base wages. After the Portland Fire Fighters Association negotiated an “apparatus operator” […]
Federal Law on Workplace Non-Discrimination Now Protects Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination
The EEOC has finally issued a ruling that sexual orientation workplace discrimination is illegal under federal law – the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This provides litigants an additional source of protection and cause of action against employers discriminating on the basis of their sexual orientation. The EEOC found that although the Act does not […]
BREAKING: U.S. Department of Labor Guidance on Broad Interpretation of Employee for Fair Labor Standards Act
On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on how to distinguish between employees and independent contractors. Employee misclassification is and has been a serious problem for workers seeking to make a living as employers seek to classify them as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay and benefits, such as […]