California § 3524.56 - Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, Judicial Council employees shall

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 3524.56 — Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, Judicial Council employees shall, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3524.56. Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, Judicial Council employees shall

Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, Judicial Council employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Judicial Council employees also shall have the right to refuse to join or participate in the activities of employee organizations, except that nothing shall preclude the parties from agreeing to a maintenance of membership provision or a fair share fee provision pursuant to a memorandum of understanding. In any event, Judicial Council employees shall have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations with the Judicial Council.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3524.56 ("Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, Judicial Council employees shall") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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