Mohat v. National Labor Relations Board

**Mohat v. National Labor Relations Board** This case involved a dispute between an employee named Mohat and Polymark Corporation over union dues and workplace rights. Mohat tried to stop having union dues automatically taken out of his paycheck (called "dues checkoff"), but his employer refused to honor his request to revoke this arrangement. The court reached a split decision. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on some points - specifically that the union-security clause in the contract was legally valid, and that certain notice issues couldn't be reviewed by the court. However, the court disagreed with the NLRB's main finding and ruled that Polymark violated federal labor law by refusing to let Mohat stop the automatic dues deduction from his paycheck. **Why this matters for workers:** This ruling strengthens workers' rights to control their own union dues payments. It confirms that employees have the legal right to revoke automatic payroll deductions for union dues, and employers cannot simply ignore these requests. If your employer refuses to honor your decision to stop automatic union dues deductions, they may be violating federal labor law, and you may have grounds for a complaint.