personnel directors handouts
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Current Topics of a Legal Nature
Kelley Baker and
Karen HaaseHarding & Shultz
(402) [email protected]@hslegalfirm.com
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Recent Legal Trends: Not So Good for Boards
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Recent Cases
Manning -- pay for a “long-term” substitute teacher
Harvard – what constitutes a “change in circumstances” for a RIF
Central City -- duration clause and pay for unused sick and personal leave
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Manning Case
South Sioux City Ed. Ass’n. v. School District, (2009) School hired Manning as a
“long-term substitute” 1st semester 2007-08 Clear agreement Multiple correspondence
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Union’s PositionManning was not a substitute
A substitute must take the place of a teacher on some kind of leave
Medical, attend conference, sabbatical, military, etc.
Manning should be paid on salary schedule with full fringe benefits
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District’s Position Used long-term subs sparingly Association never negotiated comp Manning employed less than half-
time, not a certificated employee Contract case, not an unfair labor
practice case CIR had no jurisdiction
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CIR / Supreme Court District unilaterally deviated from
negotiated agreement Prohibited practice
Manning was not a substitute She was a probationary teacher
[Entitled to all statutory rights of probationary teachers]
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Recommendations
Don’t use “long-term substitute” except for actual substitutes
Use a replacement contract for teachers who replace others on long-term leave
Confer with district attorney about special circumstances
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Harvard Case Miller v. School District No. 18-0011 of
Clay County• Plaintiff RIFfed when school
contracted with neighboring district for art instruction• NSEA: no RIF if program remains• District Court: ruled for plaintiff• District appealed to Ne. Supreme
Court
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Supreme Court Chance to share programs did not
constitute a change in circumstances No RIF because still have art teacher
on staff Seemed to be trying to limit to these
facts?? • Probie vs. Tenured• Communication to neighboring board by
their superintendent
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Recommendations
Start the RIF process EARLY Control EVERYTHING Eliminate all stray talk Use multiple data to prove change in
circumstances Distance learning, staff sharing now
questionable
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Central City
Standard wage / fringe benefit case Except for continuation clause• 3 years after prior wage case• Previously litigated in Clarkson
case
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CIR Holdings – Delete: Number of contract days Negotiated agreement “part of all
teachers’ contracts” Board discretion to:• Terminate pay after absent 60 days•Grant emergency sick days
Make up days when fewer than 175 days of attendance
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CIR’s (BAD) Holdings Add contract continuation provision Such provisions in 10 of 14 districtsThis agreement shall continue in full
force and effect until a successor agreement is adopted which is then retroactive to the beginning of that school year.
Pay for unused sick & personal leave
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Central City
District appealed bad holdings Supreme Court granted petition to
bypass Supreme Court heard the case Dec. 1 Decision published last Friday
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Supreme Court: Duration Duration Clause is mandatory subject
of bargaining Duration Clause doesn’t violate right
of unilateral implementation: “neither orders District to enter into a contract nor acts as a contract for an indefinite term. [T]he … clause set[s] forth the terms of the parties’ agreement until a new agreement can be reached.”
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Supreme Court: Unused Leave
Payment for unused leave is prevalent: 10 of 14 schools
Terms of the provision ordered by the CIR not supported
Remanded to CIR to determine appropriate terms of pay for leave
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Supreme Court: Dissent Chief Justice Heavican and Justice
Connolly Agree on Sick Leave Disagree on Duration • Extends CIR authority into future
contract years• Violates CIR’s limited authority
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Recommendations
Do not agree to a continuation or duration clause voluntarily, but check for prevalence
Hold the line on other issues: NSEA has long-term plan, we should, too!
Keep your fringe benefits in line with other school districts – the CIR is very willing to ignore your excesses
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The future of negotiations?
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Current Topics of a Legal Nature
Kelley Baker and
Karen HaaseHarding & Shultz
(402) [email protected]@hslegalfirm.com