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4th Circuit Public-Sector Retaliation Case

Jon Harkavy (Patterson Harkavy) sends word of Strothers v. City of Laurel, Maryland, downloadable here, a Fourth Circuit decision handed down last Friday. The case involves a Title VII retaliation claim against a public employer based on a complaint of… … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Rules Against Mandating Fees For Public-Sector Employees

A June 27 U.S. Supreme Court ruling declared that public-sector employees cannot be mandated to pay regular agency fees to unions that represent them in collective bargaining and in some instances, in grievances. By a 5-4 vote, justices overturned a … Continue reading

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