California Government Code § 3558

Overview

California Government Code § 3558(link is external), formerly referred to as AB-119 and SB-270, requires public employers, including UC, to regularly provide Unions with an accurate list of new and current represented employees’ name, job title, department, work location, and personal and business contact information. Cal. Gov. Code § 3558 authorizes Unions to file an unfair labor practice charge for violating this requirement with the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB). Violations will incur a penalty of up to $10,000. Employers may have an opportunity to cure the alleged violation up to three times per twelve-month period. 

Responsible Employees

Departments and supervisors/managers are responsible for ensuring accurate, complete, and up-to-date information for all required fields.  

Penalties for Non-Compliance Violations

Employers will be fined a penalty up to $10,000 for each violation.

Who Pays Penalties for Non-Compliance Violations?

Departments are responsible for any violations, and the resulting penalties, for failure to provide accurate, complete, and up-to-date job information, work location, and personal and business contact information for each represented employee.

How to Update Work Location & Business Contact Information

See the FAQs below. For information regarding the transactional process of adding and/or updating work location and business contact information, please visit UC Berkeley UCPath’s Work Location Reporting Requirement for Represented Employees webpage(link is external)

FAQs

For questions regarding AB-119 or SB-270, please contact Employee and Labor Relations