What does the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) do?
The NLRA modified the antitrust laws to allow employees to negotiate with their employers. Does HR 1304 come under the National Labor Relations Act? No. HR 1304 modifies the antitrust laws (the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act). The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) is a labor law that only applies to labor (employer-employee) relations. Would the National Labor Relations Board supervise negotiations under HR 1304? No. The National Labor Relations Board was created as part of the NLRA which only governs employer-employee relations. Would there be any supervision over negotiations under HR 1304? Yes. The oversight currently exercised by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will remain intact. HR 1304 does not repeal the jurisdiction those agencies have over activities of health care professionals. It would not decrease their authority to prosecute health care professionals for activities that are not allowed under HR 1304, such as
