{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"3502.1","citation":"Gov. Code, § 3502.1","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Local Public Employee Organizations [3500. - 3511.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4/chapter-10"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 788, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2002.","effective":"2002-01-01","html":"<p>No public employee shall be subject to punitive action or denied promotion, or threatened with any such treatment, for the exercise of lawful action as an elected, appointed, or recognized representative of any employee bargaining unit.</p>","text":"No public employee shall be subject to punitive action or denied promotion, or threatened with any such treatment, for the exercise of lawful action as an elected, appointed, or recognized representative of any employee bargaining unit.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/local-public-employee-organizations-3502-1","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}