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U.S. Supreme Courts Holds That Forcing Public Sector Employees to Pay Union Dues Violates Free Speech Rights

by Fausto E. Zapata, Jr. | Jul 13, 2018 | Civil Service Law, Public Sector Labor Law

On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Janus v. AFSCME, that forcing public sector employees, as a condition of employment, to pay union dues violated their freedom of speech rights by compelling them to subsidize private speech on matters of substantial...

The City of New York Department of Investigation Interviews and Investigations

by Fausto E. Zapata, Jr. | Nov 7, 2017 | Investigation Interviews

The New York City Department of Investigation of the City of New York (DOI) is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. According to its mission, as stated in the DOI website, DOI “investigates City employees, those doing or seeking to do...