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Labor/Employment

Oct. 30, 2019

Public unions need not return past years’ fees, judge rules

Public employee unions will not be forced to return years of “fair share fees” gathered from non-members, under a recent federal court ruling.

Public employee unions will not be forced to return years of "fair share fees" gathered from non-members, under a recent federal court ruling.

In his order issued Friday, U.S. District Court Judge William B. Shubb in Sacramento found the plaintiffs overstated the impact of Janus v. AF...