Labor and Employment Law Blog

Public-Sector Employees Are Making Lemonade Out of Lemmons

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“the Act”) applies to state and local government employers, regardless of their size. The Act defines “employer” as “a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce who has twenty or more […]

November 7, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: ADEA, age, discrimination, Employees, Public Sector, Supreme Court

Audrey E. Chastain Associate

Extraction of Agency Fees from Non-Consenting Public Employees is Unconstitutional

In Janus v AFSCME , U.S. No. 16-1466, the Supreme Court held on June 27, 2018 that States and public sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from non-consenting employees. Such extractions violate the employees’ First Amendment right to free speech. The decision, delivered by Justice Alito and joined by Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas […]

June 27, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: AFSCME, Agency Fees, First Amendment, Free Speech, Janus, Public Sector, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Union Dues

Jerry Morales Of Counsel