The bill increases employee awareness of and enforcement for NLRA rights through mandatory, Board-provided notices and NLRB compliance authority, at the cost of added compliance burdens and potential penalties for employers and greater workload for the agency.
Employees (including new hires) will have clearer, easier access to their NLRA rights because employers must post a Board-provided notice in conspicuous physical and electronic locations and notify new hires of it.
Employees and unions gain a stronger enforcement mechanism because the NLRB can issue compliance orders and penalties to deter noncompliance with posting requirements.
Employees and employers (including small businesses) can access the required notice form for free online, reducing confusion about required content and lowering uncertainty about compliance.
Small-business employers will face added compliance costs and administrative burdens to prepare, post, and maintain electronic and physical notices and to notify new hires, and repeated failures can trigger civil penalties up to $500 per violation.
Federal agency operations could be strained because expanding NLRB enforcement authority may increase agency workload and administrative proceedings, potentially delaying resolution of other cases.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires employers to post and give an NLRB-provided notice of workers’ NLRA rights in customary physical and electronic posting locations and notifies new hires; NLRB may fine violations up to $500 each.
Requires employers to post and keep a Board-provided notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act in conspicuous physical and electronic locations where employee notices are customarily posted, and to inform each new employee of those rights. The National Labor Relations Board must provide the notice form for free on its website and is given authority to find violations, order compliance, and assess civil penalties up to $500 per violation for employers that fail to post or notify as required.
Introduced April 21, 2026 by Joshua David Hawley · Last progress April 21, 2026