Legal Opinion

Boling v. Pub. Emp't Relations Bd.

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided March 25, 2019No. D069626; D069630PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCONNELL, P. J.

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INTRODUCTION

This case arises from a decision by the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) finding that the City of San Diego (City) violated the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act ( Gov. Code, § 3500 et seq. ; Act)1 when the City's mayor made a policy decision to advance a citizens' pension reform initiative (Initiative) without meeting and conferring with the affected employees' unions (Unions). The California Supreme Court upheld PERB's finding that the mayor's actions violated the City's meet and confer obligations. ( Boling v. Public Employment Relations Bd. (2018) 5 Cal.5th 898, 913, 919,…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of LivermoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. People v. FreemanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  4. DeVita v. County of NapaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Sonoma County Organization of Public Employees v. County of SonomaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. California Attorney General Opinion 24-802, California Attorney General Reports2026
  2. City of South Pasadena v. Public Employment etc. CA2/1California Court of Appeal · 2021
  3. County of San Joaquin v. Public Employment Relations Bd.California Court of Appeal · 2022
  4. County of Sonoma v. Pub. Employment Relations Bd.California Court of Appeal · 2022
  5. P. ex rel. Internat. Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo AltoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2024

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