Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§106 Responsibility of officers and members of associations or their organizations for unlawful acts of individual officers, members, and agents
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE › § 106
Summary
Officers, members, or organizations in labor disputes can't be sued in U.S. courts for illegal acts done by individual people unless it's proven they took part in, approved, or later accepted those acts after learning about them.
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Title 29, §106
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No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization participating or interested in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court of the United States for the unlawful acts of individual officers, members, or agents, except upon clear proof of actual participation in, or actual authorization of, such acts, or of ratification of such acts after actual knowledge thereof.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 106
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73