2018 US Code
Title 29 - Labor
Chapter 11 - Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Procedure
Subchapter VII - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 522 - Extortionate picketing; penalty for violation

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Citation 29 U.S.C. § 522 (2018)
Section Name §522. Extortionate picketing; penalty for violation
Section Text

(a) It shall be unlawful to carry on picketing on or about the premises of any employer for the purpose of, or as part of any conspiracy or in furtherance of any plan or purpose for, the personal profit or enrichment of any individual (except a bona fide increase in wages or other employee benefits) by taking or obtaining any money or other thing of value from such employer against his will or with his consent.

(b) Any person who willfully violates this section shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 86–257, title VI, §602, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 539.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 29 - LABOR
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 29 - LABOR
CHAPTER 11 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER VII - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 522 - Extortionate picketing; penalty for violation
Contains section 522
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 73 Stat. 539
Public Law References Public Law 86-257
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