California · Labor Code

LAB §1138: 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 this st

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Labor organizations and their officers cannot be held legally liable for unlawful acts of individuals unless they directly participated in or authorized those acts.

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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 this state for the unlawful acts of individual officers, members, or agents, except upon clear proof of actual participation in, or actual authorization of those acts.

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