Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District v. California Public Employment Relations Board

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Gov. Code, §§ 3500-3511; hereafter the MMBA) governs collective bargaining and employer-employee relations for most California local public entities, including cities, counties, and special districts. Before July 1, 2001, an employee association claiming a violation of the MMBA could bring an action in superior court. (See Santa Clara County Counsel Attys. Assn. v. Woodside (1994) 7 Cal.4th 525, 541-542 [28 Cal.Rptr.2d 617, 869 P.2d 1142].) Effective July 1, 2001, however, the Legislature vested the California Public Employment Relations Board…