Kern County Hospital Authority v. Public Employment Relations Bd.

Filed 2/26/24; Certified for Publication 3/18/24 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY,

F085586

Petitioner, (PERB Dec. No. 2847-M, Case No. v. LA-CE-1451-M)

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS

BOARD, OPINION Respondent;

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL

UNION, LOCAL 521,

Real Party in Interest.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of extraordinary relief. Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Adrianna E. Guzman and Anni Safarloo; Karen S. Barnes, for Petitioner. J. Felix De La Torre, Wendi L. Ross, Mary Weiss and Diana Suarez, for Respondent. Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, Kerianne R. Steele and Maximillian D. Casillas, for Real Party in Interest. -ooOoo- Service Employees International Union, Local 521, filed with the Public Employment Relations Board, an unfair practice charge against Kern County Hospital Authority. The dispute at issue was centered on the scope of the applicable grievance procedure with respect to collective grievances, in light of the parties’ practices and the…