Arrests Ordered in Rare Labor Agency ‘Punch’ Over Defiance (1)

Federal labor agencies have recently sought the arrest of employers who flout their orders, using a rarely exercised enforcement tool for policing workplace violations.

In separate cases involving the US Labor Department and the National Labor Relations Board, judges found business owners to be in contempt of court after repeatedly failing to comply with agency requests or mandates.

Some lawyers say the regulators’ push for court-ordered arrests is a sign of the Biden administration’s more aggressive approach to labor enforcement.

“Taking it to this extreme is rare, but it’s part and parcel of a really stepped up, much more aggressive ...