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This week, we examine one Ninth Circuit decision exploring the extent to which the deprivation of information and statutorily-conferred powers can satisfy Article III’s injury-in-fact requirement, and a second declining to...more
On April 21, 2020, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited opinion on the constitutionality of West Virginia’s Workplace Freedom Act (“WFA”), commonly referred to as the “Right to Work” law. The Court...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Until just last year, it was common for public sector collective bargaining agreements to require employees who elected not to belong to a union, but were still covered by the CBA, to pay “fair share” fees to the union as a...more
This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including regarding a DOJ appeal of the EEOC's heightened pay reporting requirements, the NLRB's decision narrowing the circumstances under...more
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
It’s been a little over four months since the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME Co. 31, 585 U.S. ___ (2018). In Janus, as you’ll recall, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held that agency...more
Gary Fowler and John Jansonius presented "2018 Employment and Labor Law Update: The Year of #MeToo" at the 20th annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium on Oct. 11, 2018 at the Westin Galleria Hotel....more
U.S. Supreme Court Prohibits Forcing Non-Members to Pay Fees to Public Employee Unions - On June 27, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Janus v American Federation of State, County and Municipal...more
This month’s key California employment law cases are from the California Supreme Court and from the California Court of Appeal. Janus v. American Fed’n of State, County, and Mun. Employees, Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448...more
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The Supreme Court has declared that mandatory union dues for public employees are unlawful, overturning 40 years of precedent. In Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, the Court ruled that...more
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The recent decision from the United States Supreme Court was a significant decision for public sector unions even though its impact may be limited in the State of Wisconsin. The United States Supreme Court held, based on...more
The U.S. Supreme Court this week overruled longstanding precedent to hold that public-sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from nonconsenting employees who have opted not to join a union. Janus v. AFSCME, ___ U.S....more
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31 struck down an Illinois law requiring public employees represented by a union to pay agency fees...more
In a 5-4 ruling split evenly along party lines, the United States Supreme Court bolstered the right of public sector employees to abstain from union membership and compulsory dues payment. The ruling in Janus v. AFSCME...more
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The United States Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee Council 31 on June 27, 2018. The five to four majority held that requiring...more
"Fundamental free speech rights are at stake," began the Supreme Court's 5-4 majority opinion in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, --- U.S. ----, No. 16-1466 (June 27, 2018). ...more
On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court struck down mandatory “agency” or “fair share” fees for public sector employees who decline to become union members. In the decision, Janus v. AFSCME, the Court held that an Illinois...more
On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public-sector employees who choose not to join the union that represents them cannot be forced to pay "agency fees" to cover the union's costs of representation. ...more
The Supreme Court rules in Janus v. American Federation of State, Municipal and County Employees that free speech rights of public sector employees override a union’s right to collect agency fees. Today, June 27, one of the...more