AB 1582: Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act: collective bargaining: unfair labor practices.

This bill adds a new section to the Government Code, relating to public employment. It aims to improve collective bargaining between higher education employers and employee organizations by addressing unfair labor practices. The bill makes it an unfair practice for an employer to circumvent or disregard an arbitrator's decision regarding the contracting out of bargaining unit work. This includes extending or renewing contracts, entering into new contracts, or violating terms already interpreted by an arbitrator. The bill also prohibits the Public Employment Relations Board from deferring repeat offenses to subsequent arbitration proceedings. In such cases, the board can award civil penalties of $1,000 per day. Additionally, the bill requires employers to cover the charging party's attorney's fees and costs in case of a violation.