NCJ Number
84768
Date Published
1982
Length
97 pages
Annotation
Testimony by U.S. Senators and representatives from the Departments of Labor and Justice supports the basic tenets of S. 1785, a bill which, among other things, increases from 5 to 10 years the time a person convicted of listed labor crimes is disqualified from holding positions of trust in labor operations.
Abstract
S. 1785 adds to and clarifies the list of crimes which disqualify certain persons from holding positions of trust either with an employee benefit plan or in a labor organization. Further, the period of disqualification (10 years) begins from the date of trial court conviction rather than the date of the last appeal. Testimony supports the substance of the bill; however, the Justice Department further proposes the enactment of a labor bribery statute similar to that being considered by the Congress in connection with proposals for a uniform Federal criminal code. Such a statute would focus felony sanctions on the corrupt nature of the payment in conformity with the penalty format of existing Federal statutes which cover bribery and graft in other contexts. The Justice Department further suggests that the expanded list of offenses include misdemeanors as well as felonies. The testimony and questioning gives significant attention to the division of investigative activities between the Departments of Labor and Justice in the enforcement of labor law, about which there is currently some confusion.