Sonoma County Court workers file labor complaint
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[##_1L|1306940538.jpg|width="101" height="102" alt=""|_##]Workers at Sonoma County Superior Court who were prohibited from wearing union paraphernalia at work filed an unfair labor practices complaint against their administrators, saying the order violated their rights. The employees were wearing pins and certain colors to show their support for the Service Employees International Union, which represents 150 court workers in contract negotiations. Their current contract expires Sept. 24.
Last week, top administrators ordered them to stop wearing union symbols in public to avoid an appearance of bias.
"While we understand the right to participate in negotiations and union activities, we also require conduct that does not compromise the appearance of neutrality and impartiality to the public and other court users," Court Administrator Denise Gordon said.
On Tuesday, union representatives sent a complaint to the state Public Employment Relations Board, which will evaluate it, said SEIU field representative Kris Organ.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.