§ 523. — Retention of rights under other Federal and State laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC523]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 11--LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 523. Retention of rights under other Federal and State laws
(a) Except as explicitly provided to the contrary, nothing in this
chapter shall reduce or limit the responsibilities of any labor
organization or any officer, agent, shop steward, or other
representative of a labor organization, or of any trust in which a labor
organization is interested, under any other Federal law or under the
laws of any State, and, except as explicitly provided to the contrary,
nothing in this chapter shall take away any right or bar any remedy to
which members of a labor organization are entitled under such other
Federal law or law of any State.
(b) Nothing contained in this chapter and section 186(a)-(c) of this
title shall be construed to supersede or impair or otherwise affect the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended [45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.],
or any of the obligations, rights, benefits, privileges, or immunities
of any carrier, employee, organization, representative, or person
subject thereto; nor shall anything contained in this chapter be
construed to confer any rights, privileges, immunities, or defenses upon
employers, or to impair or otherwise affect the rights of any person
under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended [29 U.S.C. 151 et
seq.].
(Pub. L. 86-257, title VI, Sec. 603, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 540.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ``this
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 86-257, Sept. 14, 1959, 73 Stat. 519, as amended,
known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959,
which enacted this chapter, amended sections 153, 158, 159, 160, 164,
186, and 187 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes
under sections 153, 158, and 481 of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 401 of this title and Tables.
The phrase ``this chapter and section 186(a)-(c) of this title'',
referred to in subsec. (b), was in original ``titles I, II, III, IV, V,
or VI of this Act''. The phrase ``this chapter'' later appearing in
subsec. (b), was in original ``said titles (except section 505) of this
Act''. Original text reference, in both instances, includes those
sections of the Act which are classified principally to this chapter.
For complete classification of such titles to the Code, see Tables.
The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act May 20,
1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, as amended, which is classified principally
to chapter 8 (Sec. 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and
Tables.
The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act
July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 452, as amended, which is classified
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
167 of this title and Tables.
