Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73not60
§524 Effect on State Laws
Title 29 › Chapter 11— LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE › Subchapter VII— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 524
Summary
States keep their power to make and enforce criminal laws for certain serious offenses. These include robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement and major theft, burglary, arson, drug-law violations, murder, rape, assaults that try to kill or cause serious injury, and plotting any of those crimes.
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Title 29, §524
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or diminish the authority of any State to enact and enforce general criminal laws with respect to robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, or assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or conspiracy to commit any of such crimes.
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Citation
29 U.S.C. § 524
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60