My arbitration, mediation and ALJ practice is booming these days, as is my guardian ad litem (GAL) practice. As a result, I am woefully behind on my blogs, with a pile of items to review and write up. I'm not sure how the really prolific--or even moderately prolific--bloggers do it, once their practice picks up. In any event, here is a belated summary of recent New Mexico employment law cases.
Showing posts with label ALJ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ALJ. Show all posts
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
PELRB Watch and Other NM Labor News
Governor Wins Battle on Labor Board Appointment
The most significant recent PELRB-related news, is that the Supreme Court declined to review District Court Judge Nan Nash's decision that Governor Martinez could appoint the so called "labor representative" upon recommendation of any New Mexico labor organization, not just the biggies, AFSCME Council 18 or CWA Local 7076. See Albuquerque Journal, Gov. Wins Labor Battle, Mar. 14, 2012.
As readers may recall, I had previously been critical of the underlying reasoning in a state Supreme Court ruling that the Governor's removal power is severely limited as to the PELRB. See AFSCME v. Martinez, 2011-NMSC-018. To me, the decision appeared
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