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PERC Holds that Whatcom County Commits ULP by Deducting PFMLA Premiums Without Bargaining

By: Jim Cline and Shanleigh Kennedy

The Public Employment Relations Commission held that Whatcom County committed a refusal to bargain ULP by unilaterally deciding to deduct Paid Family Medical Leave Act premiums from wages without bargaining. PERC reasoned that since this deduction affected “wages” it was a mandatory subject of bargaining. Decision 13082-A: Whatcom County. [Read more…]