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California Supreme Court Accepts Review of Second Case Holding: Public Employers May Make “Reasonable” Modifications to Vested Pension Benefits, Without Requiring a “Comparable” New Benefit

Cases To Be Discussed At State Bar 2017 Labor And Employment Public Sector Conference, Friday, April 21, 2017, 10:25-11:40 am, Claremont Resort, 44 Tunnel Road, Berkeley. On April 12, 2017, the California Supreme Court accepted review of Cal Fire Local 2881 et al. v. California…

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State Responds To Trump “Sanctuary” Jurisdiction Executive Order

New State Direction On Releasing Information to ICE: "California Values Act" In response to President Trump's Executive Order to cut federal funding to "sanctuary jurisdictions," the "California Values Act," Senate Bill 54, proposes new rules for California cities, counties, and school districts to limit the…

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Can the President Defund Sanctuary Cities?

I. INTRODUCTION On Thursday, President Trump made good on his campaign promise to address sanctuary cities. In an Executive Order he directed the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensure that jurisdictions that refuse to comply with 8 U.S.C. 1373 (sanctuary jurisdictions) are…

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