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Ontario, Canada Government Repeals Bill 124 in its Entirety After Appeal Court Decision

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On February 12, 2024, in Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2024 ONCA 101, the majority of the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) upheld, in part, the decision of the Ontario Superior...more

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Ontario, Canada’s Superior Court Decides Bill 124 Violates s. 2(d) of Charter (Right to Freedom of Association) and Declares it...

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In Ontario English Catholic Teachers Assoc. v. His Majesty, 2022, ONSC 6658, Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice declared Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act (Act), to be void and of no...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 6

This sixth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19 litigation, sees us reporting on many of the same types of cases. Consumers continue to seek refunds for goods and services that have been disrupted by the...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

West Virginia Judge Rules Private Sector Unions are Entitled to Collect Dues, Fees, and Assessments From Non-Union Employees

In a ruling entered late on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey issued a long-awaited ruling in the litigation challenging the constitutionality of West Virginia’s...more

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The State Of Union Funding - California And The Ninth Circuit Show How States Might Try To Mitigate The Effect of Janus

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Labor friendly states will likely be looking for opportunities to lessen the financial blow of the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Interpipe Contracting v. Becerra just...more

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Union (In)Security: SCOTUS Prohibits Public Sector Union Security and Missouri May Tip The Private Sector Scales

The decades-long battle over union security faces two important pivot points during the summer of 2018. On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed unions a major defeat in the season’s first major fight. ...more

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Fair Share Union Fees Are Not Fair: SCOTUS Rules Public Sector Non-Members Don’t Need to Pay

On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision in a case that tested the constitutionality of requiring mandatory payment of “fair share” union dues to be paid by non-member public sector...more

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Some Unions Planning for Impact of Big Decision on Fair Share Fees

It appears that a number of labor unions are planning for the potential negative impact of a big decision regarding fair share fees. We have heard from several public sector clients who have been contacted directly, or who...more

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Take Two: The Supreme Court Again to Decide the Constitutionality of Public Sector Union “Fair Share Fees”

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As we previously reported, in July 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal of a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the legality of “fair share” fees for public...more

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Supreme Court to Revisit Constitutional Challenge to Public Union Agency Fees

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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Janus v. Am. Fed'n of State, Cty. & Mun. Employees, Council 31 to decide whether it is constitutional to require public employees to pay agency fees (also known as "fair share"...more

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Majority Rules: German Constitutional Court Confirms Constitutionality of Tariff Unity Act

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On July 11, 2017, the German Federal Constitutional Court in essence rejected actions by certain smaller trade unions against a "tariff unity" law introduced almost exactly two years before. This is a major setback for trade...more

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