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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="4-405" title_number="4" title_name="Bargaining Representatives; Labor Disputes" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Acts">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Federal Act” means the federal National Labor Relations Act.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Labor organization” has the meaning stated in § 152 of the Federal Act.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Supervisor” has the meaning stated in § 152 of the Federal Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An employer in the State may not allow the formation of an organization or entity in the workplace:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>that is initiated through action of the employer or the employees of the employer and established through mutual consent of the employer and any number of employees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>in which supervisors and employee members participate to address or negotiate working conditions of mutual interest, including the employees’ quality of work, productivity, efficiency, compensation, benefits, recruitment, retention, grievances, child care, safety, health, or accommodation of religious beliefs and practices;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>that may be dissolved unilaterally by the employer; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>that, through any federal action occurring on or after January 1, 2026, is, in whole or in part, expressly exempt from or otherwise not subject to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Federal Act; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This section may not be construed to preclude:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the formation of a labor organization that is subject to the Federal Act and the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>certification as an exclusive representative under the Federal Act; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the formation of a committee or governance structure required for accreditation or designation by a state or national organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
