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Cass Ballenger: “I would just like to quote a claim by the AFL-CIO where it says the penalties for coercion are too weak. The response…”

On the recordJuly 26, 1996
I would just like to quote a claim by the AFL-CIO where it says the penalties for coercion are too weak. The response for that, the penalties in the bill for coercing are the same as those for unpaid overtime; that is, the amount of pay owed us, plus an equal amount of liquidated damages, plus attorneys' fees and costs. If the employee has already used and been paid for comp time, then the amount is deducted from the award since they have already received the overtime pay, but he or she may still receive the liquidated damages. In addition, Mr. Speaker, the other remedies such as civil and criminal penalties and injunctive relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act may apply. Either the Department of Labor or the employee can file suit, and I wish somebody on the other side would read the actual bill itself so they can understand what they are really talking about.
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Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
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Addressing concerns about penalties for coercion in labor law during a House floor debate.

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