CASE PROCESSING PROCEDURES; PROCEDURE BEFORE ALJ – In General; Conduct of Hearing

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CLARIFIED ON OTHER GROUNDS BY Trustees of the California State University v. Public Employment Relations Bd. (2026) 118 Cal.App.5th 90 and Trustees of the California State University (2026) PERB Decision No. 2915a-H.

PERB regulations clothe an ALJ with the power and duty to: “inquire fully into all issues and obtain a complete record upon which the decision can be rendered” (PERB Reg. 32170(a)); “regulate the course and conduct of the hearing” (PERB Reg. 32170(d)); “rule on objections, motions and question of procedure” (PERB Reg. 32170(f)); and “take evidence and rules on the admissibility of evidence” (PERB Reg. 32170(h)). Moreover, in unfair practice cases, “immaterial, irrelevant, or unduly repetitious evidence may be excluded.” (PERB Reg. 32176.)