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At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters. NLRB Challenges California Over New Labor Law  The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday filed suit against the state of California and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California over the state’s newly enacted labor law (AB 288), which grants broad authority to the state’s PERB to regulate private sector labor disputes and union elections when the parties have not received a timely determination or remedy from the NLRB. The NLRB argues the new law is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act and seeks an injunction against its enforcement “because it creates a parallel regulatory system that undermines the federal labor policy Congress designed to be national in scope.” For additional analysis of AB 288, read  here . This legal challenge...

California’s labor landscape is changing with the passage of  Assembly Bill (AB) 288 , which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Employers should be aware of these changes, as they may impact workplace policies, union interactions, and the handling of labor disputes . PERB is a state agency that has traditionally overseen labor relations for public sector employees in California. The agency is viewed as very pro-employee, and more so than the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which is its federal counterpart.   PERB administers and enforces laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices for public employees, such as teachers and state workers. With AB 288, PERB’s authority is now extended to certain private-sector workers under specific circumstances. Expanded Worker Rights AB 288 reaffirms and broadens California workers’ rights to organize, join, and support labor organizations, and to ...