Businesses Urge Democrats to Nix Fines for Labor Law Violations

A coalition of more than 600 business groups is taking aim at House Democrats’ proposal to allow the National Labor Relations Board to fine employers for violations of federal labor law, urging the provision to be dropped from an expansive social spending package.

The NLRB lacks the authority to levy fines against employers who violate the National Labor Relations Act, but language in a budget reconciliation bill approved by the House labor committee would enable the board to assess penalties of $50,000, with punishments of $100,000 possible in some cases.

Inclusion of this “significant, substantive” policy change in a ...