Decision A161E – Rim of the World Unified School District (Corcoran)

Board has concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court over conduct where one party to a labor dispute has sued for libel for a statement made during the course of the labor management relationship; pp. 13-14. Board stayed its proceedings until court libel action resolved because (1) PERB may be unable to provide as full and effective a remedy for the alleged libel as the court; (2) PERB's stay will accommodate the state's interest in providing a remedy for tortious conduct; and (3) the particular conduct is peripherally involved with the labor dispute; p. 18. Board does not have exclusive initial jurisdiction to determine whether an unfair practice has been committed where one party to a Board does not have exclusive initial jurisdiction to determine whether an unfair practice has been committed where one party to a