What happens when a public employee goes on Facebook and posts a blistering critique of their coworker? What about if that coworker is their supervisor? Or a mayor or councilperson? If you have ever been faced with these challenges before, then this 2020 CALPELRA* conference…
Revisiting an issue area that they have become experts in, Partners Burke Dunphy and Steve Shaw provide insight on the constantly evolving challenge of workplace drug and alcohol policy and law. In this CALPELRA* session video, you’ll learn about recent developments that will help you…
The Management Strategies Group roster of skilled consultants has grown with the addition of María Hurtado.
Managing Consultant Bob Deis does a deep dive on agency culture in this punchy CALPELRA* Sparks Session! There is increasing awareness of and attention to organizational cultures and how those cultures impact an agency’s performance. Bob has real examples of unhealthy cultures and their negative…
Next week at the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSFMO) Conference, Jeff Sloan will participate in a panel discussion on how to develop and present information on financial conditions to effectively influence labor negotiations, fact finding, or arbitration hearings.
In their command performance recorded for the 2020 CalPELRA* conference, Jeff Sloan and plaintiffs’ lawyer extraordinaire Alison Berry Wilkinson engaged in a fast-paced, fun, and (relatively) collegial back-and-forth covering all the steps of the Skelly process that permanent public employees are entitled to before the…
In their command performance recorded for the 2020 CalPELRA* conference, Jeff Sloan and plaintiffs’ lawyer extraordinaire Alison Berry Wilkinson engaged in a fast-paced, fun, and (relatively) collegial back-and-forth covering all the steps of the Skelly process that permanent public employees are entitled to before the…
This innovative session from the 2020 CALPELRA* conference walks you through the technical aspects of the bankruptcy and fiscal emergency processes as well as other insolvencies, including recent pension litigation. You’ll learn about the limitations of the process and how bankruptcy, or the threat of…
Sloan Sakai is happy to announce that a new associate with a background in labor and employment law has joined our expert legal team.
Management Strategies Group is pleased to announce that one of its former consultants, Adam Benson, has rejoined the Firm after several years serving in different capacities at the City of Oakland, including most recently as the Director of Finance/Treasurer. In that position, he directed all…