BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2011
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Sandre Swanson, Chair
AB 1313 (Lara) - As Amended: March 31, 2011
SUBJECT : Employment: agricultural workers.
SUMMARY : Requires the Agricultural Labor Relations Board
(ALRB) and its general counsel to post on their web site
specified information about open cases. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Specifies that the ALRB and its general counsel shall publish
on the ALRB's internet web site the following information
regarding each open case, including unfair labor practices
charges:
a) The name of the case;
b) The nature of the case;
c) The date the case was opened;
d) The status of the case;
e) The expected developments in the case, and;
f) The anticipated timeline for resolution of the case.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires the ALRB to make a report to the Legislature and the
Governor at the close of each fiscal year, stating in detail
the cases it has heard, the decisions it has rendered and
specified information about all employees and officers
employed or under the supervision of the ALRB, including an
account of all monies it has disbursed.
2)States that the general counsel of the ALRB, who is appointed
by the Governor and subject to confirmation by a majority of
the Senate, as specified, shall have final authority on behalf
of the ALRB with respect to the investigation of charges and
issuance of complaints under unfair labor practices, as
specified, and prosecution of such complaints.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : According to the author's statement, "the California
Agricultural Labor Relations Board was created in 1975 to ensure
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stability in agricultural labor relations and justice for
agricultural workers.
Labor Code Section 1143 requires the ALRB to annually report to
the Legislature and the Governor on the cases heard, decisions
rendered, the names salaries, and duties of all employees and
officers under the supervision of the ALRB, and an account of
moneys it has disbursed. The Board's annual report is published
online at www.alrb.ca.gov .
Currently, the ALRB does not include certain information
regarding each open case on its web site. This bill would
require the ALRB and its general counsel to publish on the
ALRB's web site certain information regarding each open case,
including unfair labor practice charges."
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file.
Opposition
None on file.
Analysis Prepared by : Lorie Erickson / L. & E. / (916)
319-2091