The U.S. Supreme Court tuned 40 years of legal precedent for unions upside down with its June 27 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, leaving many questions unsettled. The ruling overturned the court's 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
The new ruling voids laws in 22 states mandating that non-union public-sector employees must pay "agency fees" to cover collective bargaining costs and legal fees unions incur when representing non-union…
The U.S. Supreme Court tuned 40 years of legal precedent for unions upside down with its June 27 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, leaving many questions unsettled. The ruling overturned the court's 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
The new ruling voids laws in 22 states mandating that non-union public-sector employees must pay "agency fees" to cover collective bargaining costs and legal fees unions incur when representing non-union…