Assembly Bill 438 is effective January 1, 2022. It blew up the long established processes school employers utilize to reduce permanent staff through layoff for lack of work or lack of funds. Although the decision to layoff remains management prerogative, school employers must negotiate the impacts of the decision in light of the new law. In this presentation, DWK will prepare you for the next best strategic steps and help answer your questions, such as how will AB 438 change the types of impacts we bargain with the classified unions? What strategies should school employers implement today to assure a successful layoff and impacts bargaining? Which sections of current collective bargaining agreements must be modified? Do we need to negotiate an approach to reducing position held by probationary classified employees?
