Legal Question in Employment Law in California

You may or may not have grounds, but I believe you lack what we call "standing." The recipients of government services may or may not have legal rights to those services and to certain standards of services. For example, as I am sure you are aware, children with physical, emotional or intellectual challenges have powerful legally enforceable rights to and regarding the content of an Individual Education Plan. The public employees such as yourself who serve those people, however, do not have any legal rights or legal interest in the services provided, and therefore cannot assert any claims in court regarding the services. That is what is meant by lack of standing. The only recourse I can think of that you might have is through your union and the collective bargaining process. Considering the state of government finances in this state these days, however, I seriously doubt there is anything you can do to reduce case loads.