Legal Opinion
Union of American Physicians & Dentists v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 25, 2005No. B170644PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J. —
By enacting Government Code section 3504.5, subdivision (c),1 we conclude the Legislature retroactively removed a county government’s legal authority to unilaterally deny unionized employees the same health benefit programs as it provides unrepresented employees.
During negotiations with a county physician’s union, Los Angeles County adhered to a firm policy enforcing a county ordinance providing only unrepresented employees could participate in two superior health benefit programs — Flex and Megaflex. When negotiations concluded without any agreement on this issue, the…
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- Union of American Physicians & Dentists v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005