Court: District must accept Minneapolis teachers work-from-home accommodation requests
The court says Minneapolis Public Schools can t require staff to return to work in person if they have accommodations or are in the process of getting them. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 6:30 PM CST February 1, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Just a week before many elementary students return to in-person learning and with elementary school staff expected to return Feb. 1, the Minneapolis teachers union received a victory in Hennepin County District Court.
On Saturday, the court granted a limited temporary restraining order prohibiting Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) from requiring staff to return to work in person on Monday if they have obtained accommodations to work from home or if they are in the process of getting them.
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom announces appointments to state government
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Four UC Berkeley alumni and faculty were part of the appointments to the state government announced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. These appointments include Chris Downey to the California Commission on Disability Access, Eric Heins to the California Gambling Control Commission, Saralyn M. Ang-Olson to the California Department of Health Care Services and Arthur Krantz to the California Public Employment Relations Board.
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The union that represents 300 nurses, mental health counselors and other San Diego County jail employees has lodged a complaint with state officials accusing the Sheriff’s Department of violating the law related to collective bargaining.
According to the complaint to the Public Employment Relations Board, the Sheriff’s Department has failed to bargain in good faith with Service Employees International Union Local 221 abouta proposal to outsource healthcare in the county’s jails.
“The county has long sought to privatize this union work and over the course of the past year has unilaterally acted on this desire in violation of state law,” the complaint states.