EMPLOYMENT LAW VIOLATIONS

This article analyzes statutes that create criminal liability for violations of occupational safety and employment standards. The federal government enacted regulatory schemes to ensure worker safety, eliminate labor conditions detrimental to the nation's commerce and the general welfare of workers, and provide labor unions with greater protection from corrupt union and management officials. Section II discusses criminal sanctions relevant to worker safety under the Occupational Safety and Health Act ("OSHA") and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act ("FMSHA"). Section III analyzes criminal sanctions applicable to employment practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act CFLSA"). mmSection IV discusses § 302 of the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor Management Relations Act), which prohibits employers from making payments and loans to employees or labor organizations. Finally, Section V reviews § 501(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ("LMRDA"). which prevents appropriations of union funds for non-union purposes.