UNFAIR PRACTICE PROCEDURES; COMPLIANCE – In General

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Compliance proceedings should typically not lead to protracted litigation. (Bellflower Unified School District (2022) PERB Decision No. 2544a, p. 15.) For instance, during compliance proceedings in cases where an unlawful unilateral change affected a sizable number of employees, obtaining individualized testimony or declarations from each impacted employee will rarely be a realistic or preferred means of estimating damages. But individualized testimony is more likely to be warranted if a small number of employees are individually owed an unusually large sum. (Id. at pp. 15, 64-130 & 136-137 [impacted employees testified during compliance proceedings in case where employer owed over $1,000,000 to 10 employees].) (p. 14.)