March 08, 2021
The Fourth Circuit joined six other federal appeals courts Monday in finding that unions can use the so-called good-faith defense to avoid paying back agency fees collected prior to Janus, affirming the dismissal of two public school teachers' proposed class action.
December 09, 2020
Counsel for two public school teachers urged the Fourth Circuit in oral arguments Wednesday to let them recoup union dues they paid before the U.S. Supreme Court's Janus ruling, but the panel seemed skeptical of creating a circuit split with the six courts that have said those payments can't be recovered.