Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which recently passed the House, is a massive and multifaceted bill, but one aspect that has captured the attention of unions.
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- The legislation says that employers who commit unfair labor practices can be fined up to $50,000 for each violation. Fines could soar as high as $100,000 for repeat violations of the NLRA.
- Currently, if an employee files an unfair labor charge against an employer, the National Labor Relations Board investigates the case during a multiweek process, although, according to the NLRB, most charges are settled by the parties, withdrawn by the charging party, or dismissed.
- If evidence is found to support the charge, efforts are made to come to a settlement. If a settlement is not reached, the NLRB seeks make-whole remedies, such as reinstating a worker with back pay, but can’t levy fines.
- Dan Meyer, managing partner of Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Washington, D.C., office, explained to the Washington Examiner that the new provision is just one slice of the Democratic labor agenda specifically, a piece from pending legislation called the Protecting the Right to Organize Act , or PRO Act.
SOURCE: WASHINGTONEXAMINER
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