Carol A. Vendrillo

Director, California Public Employee Relations

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

I. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS PROGRAM, INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Director and Editor (January 1994 to present) and
Assistant Editor (April 1988 to January 1994):

The California Public Employee Relations Program is associated with the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley. Established in 1969 following passage of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the CPER program chronicles developments in public sector employment relations in its bimonthly periodical, California Public Employee Relations. The program also publishes a series of "Pocket Guides" to the collective bargaining laws governing California public employees.

As Program Director and Editor of the publication since January 1994, I supervise the associate editor, managing editor, and production-circulation manager as well as a research assistant and legal intern. As a writer for the CPER publications, I have contributed hundreds of articles about collective bargaining in local government jurisdictions, legal decisions affecting public sector employees, arbitration awards, and decisions of the Public Employment Relations Board. In addition, I solicit and review submissions from outside authors.

II. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

Staff Attorney, General Counsel's Office (January 1987 to April 1988)

Represented administrative agency in litigation brought by parties challenging board decisions applying the Educational Employment Relations Act (covering school and community college employees), the Ralph C. Dills Act (covering state employees), and the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (covering higher education employees). Prepared legal documents in injunctive relief cases where board sought to enjoin conduct prohibited by the three PERB-administered statutes. Investigated unfair practice charges and issued complaints against conduct prohibited by the state laws.

Board Counsel (May 1979 to April 1988)

Researched the legal issues raised by the parties' appeals of proposed decisions of administrative law judges. Drafted board decisions in cases involving unfair practice charges, representation disputes, administrative appeals, and injunctive relief requests.

III. NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (October 1977 to May 1979)

Assistant Counsel, National Field Representative

Represented federal employees and local union chapters in grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practices, and representation disputes. Drafted contract proposals and served as regional spokesperson at bargaining table.

IV. EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO (June 1975 to January 1977)

Law Clerk

Represented clients at unemployment insurance and discrimination hearings. Assisted attorneys with preparation for litigation in discrimination lawsuits.

EDUCATION

Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York , B.A. 1973
Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, J.D. 1977

BAR MEMBERSHIP

Admitted to the California Bar 1977

PUBLICATIONS

Pocket Guide to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, with Bonnie G. Bogue and Marla Taylor, 10th ed. (Berkeley, CA: CPER, University of California, 1997).

Pocket Guide to Unfair Practices: California Public Sector, 2nd ed. (Berkeley, CA: CPER, University of California, 1995).

Pocket Guide to the Educational Employment Relations Act, with Bonnie G. Bogue and David J. Bowen, 5th ed. (Berkeley, CA: CPER, University of California, 1997).

"Supreme Court Upholds Forced Use of Comp Time," California Public Employee Relations, No. 142, (June 2000), pp. 7-10.

"The Labor and Employment Law Legacy of Rose Elizabeth Bird," California Public Employee Relations, No. 140, (February 2000), pp. 16-20.

"Supreme Court Narrowly Defines Who Is Disabled," California Public Employee Relations, No. 137, (August 1999), pp. 21-26.

"High Court Broadens Options in Disability Discrimination Cases," California Public Employee Relations, No. 132, (October 1998), pp. 20-24.

"A Look Back at California's Public Sector Bargaining," California Public Employee Relations, No. 130, (June 1998), pp. 14-18.

"Same-Sex Harassment Is Actionable Under Title VII.…Just Prove It," California Public Employee Relations, No. 129, (April 1998), pp. 11-14.

"Juries to Assess Basis for Firing, Not if Misconduct Occurred," California Public Employee Relations, No. 128, (Feb. 1998), pp. 11-16.

"High Court Considers Due Process Right to Pre-Suspension Hearing," California Public Employee Relations, No. 125, (August 1997), pp. 19-22.

"Supreme Court Issues Seminal Drug Testing Decision," California Public Employee Relations, No. 122, (Feb. 1997), pp. 19-28.

"Supreme Court Redefines Employers' Liability for Workers' Misconduct," California Public Employee Relations, No. 116, (Feb. 1996), pp. 10-17.

"Supreme Court: Voter Approval of Local Tax Measures Constitutional," California Public Employee Relations, No. 115, (Dec. 1995), pp. 8-12.

"Historic Bankruptcy Rocks Orange County," California Public Employee Relations, No. 110, (Feb. 1995), pp. 16-20.

 "Court of Appeal Limits Scope of City Drug Testing Program," California Public Employee Relations, No. 109, (Dec. 1994), pp. 9-11.

"Public Lawyers Can Sue to Enforce MMBA Rights," California Public Employee Relations, No. 106, (June 1994), pp. 16-19.

"High Court Finds Proposition 13 Free of Constitutional Infirmities," California Public Employee Relations, No. 95, (August 1992), pp. 11-13.

"Counties' Budget Woes Trickle Down to Cities, Schools," with David Bowen, California Public Employee Relations, No. 88, (March 1991), pp. 15-18.

"The Exclusion of Evidence in Disciplinary Cases," California Public Employee Relations, No. 84, (March 1990), pp. 17-20.

"U.S. High Court Approves Drug Tests of Railway, Customs Employees," California Public Employee Relations, No. 81 (June 1989), pp. 16-21.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, State Bar of California