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Minutes

LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
CONFERENCE CALL MINUTES

           

Conference Call Date / Time: July 28, 2010;  2:00 p.m.

Board Members Participating: Oscar Winslow (President), Judith Reel (Vice President), Nick Karno (Criminal Director), Felton Newell (Criminal Director), Ann Rosenthal (Criminal Director), Garcelle Embry (Civil Director), Christopher Bobo (Proprietary Director).

SEIU Local 721 Representative
Participating:                                                Bob Hunt           

I.            New Business

            A.            Motion to Hire Counsel to Study FSLA Issue.

            Board Vice President Judith Reel moved to hire counsel to study Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) issues currently before the Board.  Proprietary Director Christopher Bobo seconded the motion.  The motion carried unanimously.  Civil Director Marie McTeague was tasked with follow-up re hiring counsel.

 

 



Cal. Supreme Court Supports LACAA Position Re: Vested Pension Benefits
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Read L.A. Times article about Supreme Court Opinion finding that a vested right to retiree health benefits can be implied.
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LACAA Amends UERP 1838: Alleges bad faith bargaining and retaliation with respect to the unilateral imposition of 36 furlough days and permanent freeze of the vested retiree health subsidy.
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LAFPP's Indep. Counsel agrees that retiree health subsidy is vested and cannot be permanently frozen at current levels.
Read Board Review of Opinion
Read Memo by Indep. Counsel

Read LA Times Article about LAFPP Independent Counsel's Opinion.
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LACAA Board calls on LACERS to obtain independent legal advice regarding the City's freezing of your retirement health subsidy.
To read the letter, click here.

Supreme Court Grants Review of EAA Furlough Decision
Read EAA's Opening Brief Here