State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  99-004

  DATE:
  January 20, 1999

  TO:
  Accounting Officers
  Employee Relations Officers
  Travel and Relocations Liaisons

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Supplement to PML 98-062 
   

  CONTACT:
  Michael T. Navarro, Employee Relations Officer
  (916) 324-0505, CALNET 454-0505
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
  OFFICE VISION: DPA(MTNAVARR)
  INTERNET: MichaelNavarro@DPA.CA.GOV


  
  
  In December, 1998, the Department of Personnel 
  Administration (DPA) distributed PML 98-062 regarding 
  compliance with recent Public Employment Relations Board 
  (PERB) decision No. 1296-S (CAUSE v. State of California).  
  
  As you will recall, the PERB determined that the State 
  committed an unfair labor practice (ULP) when, subsequent 
  to July 1, 1997, it continued to reimburse Unit 7 employees 
  for travel costs at a rate less than that of supervisors.
  
  To ensure full compliance with the spirit and intent of the 
  order, all State agencies are required to file with PERB, 
  no later than February 16, 1999, a letter of compliance 
  that provides the following information:
  
  1.The number of postings of the initial order within your 
  agency together with the initial and ending date of the 
  posting period;
  
  2.A report as to the number of individuals within your 
  agency that suffered a financial loss and the date by 
  which all the affected individuals were or will be 
  reimbursed;
  
  3.The total dollars that have been or will be 
  reimbursed.
  
  
  The letter of compliance should be sent to:
  
  Les Chisholm
  Regional Director
  Public Employment relations board
  1031 18th Street, Room 102
  Sacramento, CA 95814-4174
  
  A copy of the letter of compliance should also be sent to:
  
  James P. Whalen
  California Union of Safety Employees
  2029 "H" street
  Sacramento, CA 95814
  
  
  To ensure full compliance, PERB may at a later time ask 
  individual State agencies for additional information.
  
  Questions have also arisen with respect to the calculation 
  of the 7 percent interest required by the PERB order.  To 
  simplify and speed up the process, the parties have 
  determined that a calculation of simple interest complies 
  with the order.  The total dollars owed each employee 
  should be determined as follows:
  
  1.As of July, 1997, through December, 1998, calculate the 
  total dollars that should have been paid in accordance 
  with the PERB order;
  
  2.As of July, 1997, through December, 1998, calculate the 
  total dollars that were actually paid as determined by 
  the approved Travel Expense Claims for each employee;
  
  3.Subtract the total of #2 from the total of #1;
  
  4.Augment that total by 7 percent.
  
  Questions concerning any of the above may be referred to 
  Michael Navarro at 324-0505 or Terrie Jordan at 324-9377.
  
  
  
  Michael T. Navarro
  Labor Relations Officer