7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP – Day 5: Protection on the Picket Line Act

7 Days of Pro-Employer Labor Law Reforms Proposed by Senate GOP – Day 5: Protection on the Picket Line Act

Clarifies when employers may discipline misconduct during Section 7 activity.

Key Changes:

* Codifies a burden-shifting standard: discipline is lawful unless the NLRB General Counsel proves protected activity plus anti-union motivation.

* Employers avoid liability by showing they would have made the same decision regardless.

* Narrows current standards that sometimes excuse abusive or profane conduct during organizing or picketing.