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Heated public hearing on bill that would allow unions to sue over false impersonation of union representatives
Summary
House Bill 3789A, which would create a private right of action allowing labor organizations to sue individuals or groups they allege falsely impersonated union representatives, prompted a large, contentious public hearing with competing testimony from union officials, the Freedom Foundation and other groups.
A large and sometimes contentious public hearing on House Bill 3789A filled the Senate Committee on Labor and Business on May 6 as proponents, opponents and neutral parties debated whether a new civil cause of action is needed to address alleged impersonation of union representatives.
House Bill 3789A would make it unlawful to "falsely impersonate a union representative" and allow a labor organization that alleges such impersonation to bring a civil action seeking statutory damages. The committee received a dash‑6 amendment that adds a requirement that the impersonation be done with intent to undermine or interfere with the labor organization or otherwise negatively impact the labor organization; the amendment also clarifies that monetary awards are statutory damages.
Proponents — including…
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