Practice
Areas: Labor and Employment
Experience
Mr. Sloan
is a labor lawyer with almost 30 years of experience in labor
law litigation and labor relations projects for a broad range
of California local agencies. His work spans writ and appellate
litigation, collective bargaining negotiations, interest arbitration,
"rights" arbitration, investigations, training, strike
planning and strike injunctions, disciplinary matters, consideration
of closure of public operations, strategic change initiatives
regarding health benefits programs and retirement benefits,
and EEOC and DFEH complaints. Advising elected officials and
labor relations/personnel professionals on this broad range
of issues is a regular component of his work. Mr. Sloan has
been a strong contributor to the development of California public
sector law throughout the course of his career. He is responsible
for over 25 published decisions from the California Court of
Appeal and Supreme Court covering a wide variety of innovative
labor and employment law developments.
Mr. Sloan's
commitment on behalf of public agencies is further reflected
by his pro bono work. Along with managing partner Charles Sakai,
he represented the League of California Cities and the California
State Association of Counties before the Public Employment Relations
Board when it promulgated regulations implementing SB 739 (conferring
PERB jurisdiction on cities, counties, and special districts
for labor disputes arising under the Meyers Milias Brown Act).
He recently represented the League of California Cities as amicus
counsel before the California Court of Appeal, Fifth District,
in Sacramento Police Officers Association v. City of Sacramento.
Related
Experience
Mr. Sloan previously served as the General Counsel to the California
Public Employment Relations Board ("PERB"). He was
appointed to the position by the governor, after having served
as Assistant General Counsel to PERB for four years. While with
PERB he supervised the Board's investigative and litigation
divisions, and handled complex litigation and injunctions in
state trial and appellate courts. He has represented public
sector management since leaving PERB in 1987.
Education
San Jose
State University (B.A. with great distinction 1973)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.
1977)
Memberships
California
State Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
Board of Advisors, California Public Employee Relations Journal
Public Employment Relations Board Labor/Management Advisory
Committee
Selected
Presentations and Publications
California
Public Sector Labor Relations, Co-Author (Mathew Bender)
