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Traditional labor law — Maryland

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)is a federal law that defines and protect the rights of employees and employers, regulates collective bargaining and prohibits certain practices by unions and management that are harmful to the general welfare. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and often referred to as “the Board,” enforces the NLRA.

Coverage

The provisions of the NLRA apply, with few exceptions, to all private employers engaged in interstate commerce. Practically speaking, this means that the NLRA covers the majority of non-governmental employers, including nonprofits, employee-owned businesses, labor organizations, non-union businesses, and even businesses in states with “Right to Work” laws. The NLRA does not apply to employers in the airline and railway industry (who are instead subject to the Railway Labor Act), agricultural employers or federal, state or local government employees. The Board has devised jurisdictional standards and these standards vary by industry. For instance, non-retail businesses must have either direct or indirect sales of goods or services to consumers located outside the state, the value of which exceeds $50,000. Retail businesses, on the other hand, must do an annual volume of business, including sales...


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