A court date has been set for a judge to hear arguments in a right-to-work lawsuit against Hardin County. Oral arguments will take place in U.S. District Court in Louisville on August 4.
The lawsuit challenges a local right-to-work ordinance approved January 13 by Hardin Fiscal Court. A group of labor unions filed a federal lawsuit to stop the measure.
Hardin County is one of about a dozen Kentucky counties that have passed local laws making it illegal for employers to require their workers to join a labor union or pay dues.
Advocates say the law will make the county more attractive to businesses and create jobs, but opponent say it is designed to crush labor unions and lower wages.
At issue is whether local governments have the authority to pass such laws.
