Offering bonuses to employees to persuade union organizers to oppose unionization may violate which law?

• A. Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• B. National Labor Relations Act
• C. Fair Labor Standards Act
• D. Occupational Safety and Health Act

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that employers cannot interfere with employees' rights to form, join, or assist a union, or to oppose unionization through coercive tactics. Offering bonuses to persuade employees to oppose union organizers is exactly the kind of coercive influence the National Labor Relations Act forbids during a union drive. The act protects employees’ rights to organize and to engage in concerted activities for collective bargaining, and it bars employers from using incentives or threats to sway those activities.

The other laws cover different issues: age discrimination, minimum wage and overtime, and workplace safety, none of which specifically govern union organizing conduct or protect employees’ rights in union elections.