Legal Opinion

Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission v. Superior Court

California Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1978No. L.A. 30878PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Geffner & Satzman and Leo Geffner for Real Parties in Interest.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NEWMAN, J.

In this case we must reconcile two sections of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA). Section 3500 declares that the MMBA shall not supersede local charters, ordinances, and rules that establish civil service systems or other methods of administering employer-employee relations. Section 3505 requires governing bodies of local agencies or their properly designated representatives to meet and confer as to conditions of employment with representatives of employee organizations.

Since we conclude that the Legislature did not intend to exempt counties with civil service systems from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Professional Fire Fighters, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Fire Fighters Union, Local 1186 v. City of VallejoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Huntington Beach Police Officers' Ass'n v. City of Huntington BeachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. United Nuclear CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
  5. California Optometric Assn. v. LacknerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Baggett v. GatesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
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  3. Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees v. County of SonomaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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  5. Building Material & Construction Teamsters' Union v. FarrellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986

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