California · Labor Code
LAB §922: Any person or agent or officer thereof who coerces or compels any person to enter into an agreement, written or verbal, not to join or become a member of any labor organization, as a condition of secu
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
It is a misdemeanor to coerce or compel someone to agree not to join a labor organization as a condition of getting or keeping a job.
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Any person or agent or officer thereof who coerces or compels any person to enter into an agreement, written or verbal, not to join or become a member of any labor organization, as a condition of securing employment or continuing in the employment of any such person is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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