SB 1344

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Existing law, known as the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act, provides for negotiations concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between a higher education employer, as defined to mean the Regents of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the Hastings College of the Law, and the Trustees of the California State University, and representatives of recognized employee organizations. The act prohibits higher education employers from, among other things, denying to employee organizations rights that are guaranteed under the act, refusing or failing to engage in meeting and conferring with an exclusive representative of employees, and dominating or interfering with the formation or administration of any employee organization, as specified. A provision of the act applicable only to the University of California sets forth requirements relating to the duty of meeting and conferring in a timely manner. This bill would additionally prohibit the University of California, on and after January 1, 2020, during or in relation to a labor dispute, from canceling an employee's, dependent's, or other person's health insurance coverage, deeming an employee, dependent, or other person ineligible for health insurance coverage, withholding payment of the higher education employer's share of an employee's health insurance premium, or taking any other action that would increase the number of employees who are dependent on Medi-Cal coverage for their health care.