Georgia § 34-6-23 - Contracts contrary to public policy.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 34-6-23 — Contracts contrary to public policy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34-6-23. Contracts contrary to public policy.
Any provision in a contract between an employer and a labor organization which requires as a condition of employment or continuance of employment that any individual be or remain a member or an affiliate of a labor organization or that any individual pay any fee, assessment, or other sum of money whatsoever to a labor organization is declared to be contrary to the public policy of this state; and any such provision in any such contract heretofore or hereafter made shall be absolutely void. (Ga. L. 1947, p. 616, § 4.)
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