Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§143 Saving Provisions
Title 29 › CHAPTER 7 — LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 143
Summary
No one can be forced to work without agreeing. Quitting is not illegal, and courts cannot order an employee to work against their will. If workers leave in good faith because conditions are abnormally dangerous, that is not a strike.
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Title 29, §143
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require an individual employee to render labor or service without his consent, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to make the quitting of his labor by an individual employee an illegal act; nor shall any court issue any process to compel the performance by an individual employee of such labor or service, without his consent; nor shall the quitting of labor by an employee or employees in good faith because of abnormally dangerous conditions for work at the place of employment of such employee or employees be deemed a strike under this chapter.
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29 U.S.C. § 143
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102