“The argument is once something is deemed to be unconstitutional [in the civil context] — agency fees — then they’re deemed to be retroactively unconstitutional. But that decision, he said, should be made free from the external pressures created by mandatory agency fees. AFSCME and other unions, Hughes acknowledged, can be expected to fight the lawsuit “tooth and nail,” given the amount of …
A Connecticut couple says Georgia-based Arby’s restaurants failed to prevent hackers from stealing customer information at hundreds of its stores. In a new federal lawsuit, the couple is seeking class-action status in the case. Jacqueline and Joseph Weiss of Glastonbury, Connecticut, say computer hackers used data-looting malware to penetrate systems at about 1,000 Arby’s restaurants …
The class-action lawsuit filed against Wendy’s over a data breach at more than 1,000 restaurants has attracted a crowd. More than 20 credit unions across the country, from Alaska to Florida, and a handful of credit union associations, including the Credit Union National Association, have joined as parties to the suit filed in Federal Court earlier this year by First Choice Federal Credit Union …