Union Dues

Michigan Ban on School Employee Union Dues Deductions Legal

by Beverly Hall Burns, M. Misbah Shahid | Miller Canfield on 5/13/2013

In a split opinion Thursday, a federal appeals court cleared the path toward implementing a 2012 Michigan law barring public school employers from collecting union dues from their employees. ....more

Right to Work Law Challenged in Michigan

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 4/8/2013

The ACLU is trying to dismantle a “right to work” law passed in Michigan in December, saying people were locked out of the capitol while the measure was debated. ...more

Employment And Labor Law Alert - It's Official: Michigan's "Right-To-Work" Law Takes Effect

by Jonathan Naples, Matthew Tews | Leonard, Street and Deinard on 4/4/2013

On March 28, 2013, Michigan's "right-to-work" law, the Workplace Fairness and Equity Act, went into effect. The law prohibits any requirement that an employee pay union dues or join a union as a condition of employment. The...more

The National Labor Relations Board 2012 Year in Review

by Bruce Bagley, Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/20/2013

Introduction - Wow, 2012 was quite the year for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”)! Last year, we discussed the Board’s agenda, which at the time we described as aggressive, but with the benefit of hindsight,...more

D.C. Circuit Court Decision Creates NLRB Upheaval

by Kevin M. Ceglowski, David L. Woodard | Poyner Spruill LLP on 2/12/2013

On January 25, 2013, in Noel Canning v. National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled President Obama’s use of recess appointments to fill three vacancies on the National Labor...more

National Labor Relations Board Issues Decisions Important To All Private Sector Employers

by Bruce Michael Cross | Perkins Coie on 1/28/2013

In the waning days of 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued several game-changing decisions that are important to all private sector employers—both union and nonunion....more

Indiana’s Right-to-Work Statute Survives First Challenge While Court Clarifies Statutory Ambiguities

by Matthew J. Kelley, Brian L. McDermott | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/25/2013

On February 1, 2012, Indiana became the 23rd “right-to-work” (RTW) state. Since that date, unions have filed two lawsuits in Indiana federal courts hoping to overturn the law on different grounds. One of those lawsuits,...more

The NLRB Hits Just Keep Coming. This Time, Possible Front-Pay

by Kristy Kunisaki Marino | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/23/2013

There seems to be no slowing to the NLRB’s unusually high recent activity....more

NLRB Gets Busy – Part 1 NLRB Departs From Decades Of Precedent

by Michelle Bush, Charles Einsiedler, Jr. | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/22/2013

The close of 2012 brought a flurry of activity by the National Labor Relations Board and the Board has not slowed down in the New Year. Several of the Board’s recent decisions mark significant departures from decades of...more

NLRB Overturned Numerous Precedents, Imposed Significant Burdens on Unionized Employers in 2012

by Todd D. Steenson | Holland & Knight LLP on 1/16/2013

In addition to the significant actions taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in 2012 that affect all employers, the NLRB late last year issued several important decisions that affect unionized employers...more

The NLRB Overrules Longstanding Precedent in Two New Opinions

by Jason Hilliard | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/10/2013

On December 12, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) overruled a 50–year-old precedent when it decided that employers have a duty to continue to deduct union dues from employees’ paychecks even after the...more

Reading the Tea Leaves for Employment Law in 2013 (Harry Potter Edition)

by Daniel A. Schwartz | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 1/10/2013

In this week’s Connecticut Law Tribune, I filed my annual “forecast” of employment law for 2013. As with the weather forecasts, it is subject to change on a moment’s notice. So drink your “tea” with a grain of...more

Employer Must Continue Union Dues Check Off After CBA Expires

by Karla Sanchez | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/9/2013

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is continuing its drive to overturn well-established legal precedent that it considers to be unfavorable to unions and employees....more

NLRB Continues Its Transformation

by Lawrence Lynch | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/4/2013

Depending on one’s perspective, in recent years the NLRB has either blazed a radical path in favor of unions and individual concerted activity or it is returning to its original role under the National Labor Relations Act...more

NLRB Rules that Union Dues Checkoff Survives Contract Expiration

by Amy Bashore, Constantinos G. Panagopoulos | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/3/2013

An employer that deducts union dues from employees’ wages (dues checkoff) under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must now continue to do so after the CBA expires....more

The NLRB Finishes 2012 with a Bang and Shows No Sign of Slowing Down in 2013

by M.J. Asensio, James W. Seegers | BakerHostetler on 12/31/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (the "NLRB") released a number of important decisions in late December 2012. The most significant of these decisions, which seemingly signal continued activism by the NLRB, address employee...more

Happy Holidays from the NLRB: Lumps of Coal for Employer Stockings

by William G. Trumpeter | Miller & Martin PLLC on 12/28/2012

In a flurry of year-end activity, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) has issued a number of significant decisions. The following is excerpted from the NLRB’s press release issued on December 21....more

NLRB Reverses 50-Year-Old Precedent And Holds Dues Checkoff Clause Survives Collective Bargaining Agreement

by Melissa Gonzalez Boyce | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/28/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued yet another gift to organized labor this holiday season by overturning a 50-year-old precedent and ruling that employers must continue to deduct and submit dues to unions even...more

NLRB Overturns 50-Year-Old Precedent in Latest Decision on Dues-Checkoff Provision

by David K. Broderick, Glenn Smith | Littler on 12/24/2012

In WKYC-TV, 359 NLRB No. 30 (Dec. 12, 2012), the National Labor Relations Board effectively overturned 50 years of precedent by holding that, like most other terms and conditions of employment, an employer's obligation to...more

NLRB Issues Decision Protecting Union Coffers

by Emily Miller | Cozen O'Connor on 12/21/2012

Historically, employers have been free to discontinue union dues check-off arrangements upon the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) changed that long-standing rule on...more

NLRB Changes Course Again, Invalidates 50 Years Of Precedent On Expired Collective Bargaining Agreements

by Amy Moor Gaylord, Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 12/21/2012

Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board announced a major reversal of policy, invalidating 50 years of precedent on an employer’s obligation to honor dues checkoff arrangements after the expiration of a collective...more

NLRB Reverses Long-Standing Precedent on Employers' Ability to Unilaterally Cease Checkoff for Union Dues

by Peter G. Finch | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/21/2012

Employers with collective-bargaining agreements that include union dues “checkoff” requirements may be unhappily surprised to learn that on Dec. 12, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) wiped out 50 years of...more

NLRB Discards 50 Years Of Precedent – Dues Checkoff Clauses Now Survive Expiration Of Bargaining Agreement

by Mark Theodore | Proskauer - Labor Relations on 12/21/2012

Claiming that the Board “has never provided a coherent explanation” for the 50 year old rule that the obligation to continue deducting dues pursuant to a dues checkoff provision ceases upon expiration of the collective...more

Right-To-Work Laws In The Heart Of The Auto Industry

by Robert C. Ludolph | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 12/20/2012

On December 11, 2012, Michigan became the 24th state to adopt “right-to-work” laws. These laws prohibit any requirement that an employee become or remain a member of a labor organization; pay dues, assessments or other...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - December 2012

by Burr & Forman on 12/14/2012

In This Issue: - Michigan Becomes 24th State to Prohibit Mandatory Membership, Dues - Lawsuit Questions Whether Employers Own Social-Media Accounts - Companies, Job Candidates Battle Over Use of Credit...more

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