The Supreme Court has been asked to reconsider whether arrangements requiring non-union employees in the public sector to pay fair share or agency fees violate the First Amendment of the Constitution.  Yesterday, Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee, petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Janus v. AFSME and consider overturning the Court’s precedent in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.  This petition comes just one year after the Court was asked to consider its precedent in Abood in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association but split 4-4 following Justice Scalia’s death.  A decision overturning Abood could weaken unions financially and politically.  Read more here.

Bloomberg reports that Uber terminated more than 20 employees following an investigation by the law firm Perkins Coie into reports of harassment and discrimination at the ride-sharing company.  Perkins Coie was hired along with the D.C. firm Covington & Burling to examine Uber’s workplace culture.  Perkins Coie examined 215 workplace claims but did not act in response to 100 of these human resource complaints.  Read more here.

Lyft also made the news this week.  The ride-sharing company announced a deal with NuTonomy Inc.  The two companies will work together to test self-driving cars in Boston.  Lyft has also partnered with Waymo and General Motors Co. in the race to put self-driving cars on the road.  Read more here.