WATCH: Eight years later, quiet opt-out rules can't stop millions saved in union dues

Saturday June 27 marks eight years since the landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public ...
Forbes

Applied For A Job Through Workday? Court-Authorized Opt-In Is Now Open

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A federal court has authorized—and notice is now being distributed to—potential opt-in ...
Law

BCBS Denied 'En Masse Opt Out' in Walgreens Prescription Class Action, Judge Rules

Various entities of Blue Cross and Health Care Systems, acting as third-party administrators, asked the court for an en masse opt-out, arguing that its opt-out terms are "unduly burdensome" and ...
Law

Report: In-House Lawyers See Value In Class Action Opt-Outs, Still Reluctant to Do It Themselves

Among 301 in-house counsel who recently responded to a survey conducted by litigation finance firm Burford Capital, 62% say they always remain in the class in plaintiff-side commercial cases. Still, ...
Education Week

Opt In or Not? States Weigh Big Decision on Federal School Vouchers

Congress’ passage of the first federal school voucher program means every state will have to decide in the coming years whether to participate—including those that already have expansive private ...

Will Maine opt in to the federal school voucher program?

The deadline for states to join the scholarship program created by the One Big Beautiful Bill is in January. Gov. Janet Mills ...
The Nation

Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security. An AI security camera demo at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the fall, my ...