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Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-62 (2026)

Employer not to require payment of union dues, etc

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No employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization.

Code 1950, § 40-72; 1970, c. 321.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: James M. Sweeney v. Michael R. Pence, 767 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2014).
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James M. Sweeney v. Michael R. Pence, 767 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 50-1-203 (1947); Va.Code Ann. § 40.1-62 (enacted 1947, renumbered 1970).”
Int'l Union of Operating Engineers Local 370 v. Wasden, 217 F. Supp. 3d 1209 (D. Idaho 2016). “§ 34-34-10 (1955); Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-62 (1947); Wyo. Stat.”
Malone v. Washington Metro. Area Transit Auth., 622 F. Supp. 1422 (E.D. Va. 1985). · cites it 5× “Va.Code Ann. § 40.1-62 (Repl.Vol.1981). On or about March 15, 1985, Harold E.”
Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Phoenix, 142 P.3d 234 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2006). “’’); Va.Code Ann. § 40.1-62 (2002) ("No employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization.”
Davenport v. English Constr. Co., 66 Va. Cir. 77 (Roanoke County Cir. Ct. 2004). · cites it 3× “As defined in 16 VAC 25-16-10, “ ‘Repeated violation’ means a violation deemed to exist in a place of employment that is substantially similar to a previous violation of a law, standard, or regulation that was the subject of a prior final order against the same employer.”
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “§ 34-34-1 to -7 (LexisNexis 2019; enacted 1969) (establishing public policy that the right-to-work may not be abridged because of membership or nonmembership in a labor organization; and prohibiting employers from conditioning employment upon membership in labor organization, or…”
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney Gen. v. WV AFL-CIO (W. Va. 2020). “§ 34-34-1 to -7 (LexisNexis 2019; enacted 1969) (establishing public policy that the right-to-work may not be abridged because of membership or nonmembership in a labor organization; and prohibiting employers from conditioning employment upon membership in labor organization, or…”
Clegg v. Local 149 U.A.W., 47 Va. Cir. 276 (Winchester Cir. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “(4) Section 40.1-62 provides that no employer shall require its employees to pay union dues as a condition of employment, and no violation of this section is alleged in the third party motion for judgment.”
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