AB 288: Employment: labor organization and unfair practices.

This bill would expand the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) to protect and enforce labor rights for certain workers. PERB would have the power to investigate and decide unfair labor practice cases, and would be able to order relief, including civil penalties. To pursue relief from PERB, workers or their representatives would need to file an unfair practice charge or petition, which would include specified information. The bill would also establish a new fund to receive civil penalties, which would be used to support PERB's operations. Additionally, the bill would specify that PERB can rely on its own decisions and precedent under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), and would allow for review of its decisions by a state appellate court. The Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) would have exclusive jurisdiction over agricultural employees and would be…