by pddg_admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Publications
CASBO-DWK-SSC’s Janus/SB 866 Webinar II (audio) and DWK’s answers to Frequently Asked Questions (just expanded post release of Janus and SB 866) are now available! Representatives from Dannis Woliver Kelley (DWK), California Association of School Business...
by pddg_admin | Jun 28, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
On June 27, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed the State Budget Act along with several trailer bills, including Senate Bill 866. This bill takes effect immediately and applies to public employers, including school districts, community college districts, and county...
by pddg_admin | Jun 27, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court decided today in favor of Janus and against unions, ruling that mandatory agency fees paid to public-sector unions by non-union members violate their First Amendment rights and are thus unlawful. [See Court’s decision here] ...
by pddg_admin | Jun 18, 2018 | Publications
On June 18 representatives from Dannis Woliver Kelley (DWK), California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO), and School Services of California (SSC) presented a special webinar on Janus v. AFSCME, Prepare Now for District Compliance. If you missed the...
by pddg_admin | Jun 1, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
In a narrow decision based on specific facts involving temporary total disability, a California Court of Appeal recently addressed circumstances when a classified probationary employee’s probationary period may be extended beyond one year. Background In...
by pddg_admin | Apr 26, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
In re R.M. (April 19, 2018, A150319) __ Cal.App.5th __ [2018 WL 1870774] The First Appellate District for the State of California clarified that under Education Code section 48265, a peace officer making a truancy arrest has a duty to deliver a minor “to the school...
by pddg_admin | Mar 27, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering repealing Obama-era school discipline reform guidance, a step that could be contrary to current student discipline policy in California aimed at reducing school removals. Obama’s “Rethink Discipline”...
by pddg_admin | Mar 21, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
By Gregory J. Dannis, DWK President DWK joins School Services of California (and nearly every California school district) in mourning the passage of our friend Ron Bennett. He was our teacher of all things fiscal and more importantly, a fierce and unapologetic...
by pddg_admin | Mar 9, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
The California Department of Education (CDE) recently ruled that a seventh grade social studies teacher presented material to her class about Islamic Sharia Law that was discriminatory and biased. The material was downloaded from an anti-Muslim website and included...
