Section 25-7-37 Prohibited Activities by Employers Receiving Development Incentives.
AI-assisted research summary: Employers receiving an economic development incentive can lose eligibility if they recognize labor representation based only on signed cards when a secret-ballot election is available, disclose employee personal contact information without consent, or require a subcontractor to do either. If they violate the subsection after receiving an incentive, they must repay all incentives received for the project.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE. A grant, loan, or tax credit provided by a state or local government to an employer, not including any incentive made pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 23 of Title 41. (2) EMPLOYEE. An individual who performs services for an employer for wages that are subject to withholding requirements under 26 U.S.C. § 3402. (3) EMPLOYER. A person or entity that voluntarily pursues an economic development incentive and enters into an agreement with a state or local government for the purpose of receiving the incentive. (4) LABOR ORGANIZATION. The same meaning as provided in Section 25-7-2. (5) PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION. An individual’s home address, home phone number, cell phone number, or personal email address. (6) PROJECT. The activity or enterprise for which an employer receives an economic development incentive. (7) SECRET BALLOT ELECTION. A process conducted by an agent of the National Labor Relations Board in which an employee casts a secret ballot for or against labor organization representation. (8) SUBCONTRACTOR. A person that has contracted with an employer to perform work or provide services. (b) No employer shall be eligible to receive an economic development incentive for a project if the employer does any of the following: (1) Voluntarily grants recognition rights for the employer’s employees solely and exclusively on the basis of signed labor organization authorization cards if the selection of a bargaining representative may be conducted through a secret ballot election. (2) Voluntarily discloses an employee’s personal contact information to a labor organization or third party acting on behalf of a labor organization without the employee’s prior written consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law. (3) Requires a subcontractor to engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (1) or (2). (c) An employer that engages in any activity prohibited by subsection (b) which has received an economic development incentive for any project shall be required to repay all economic development incentives received over the life of the project. (d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to any employer or subcontractor that does not directly receive an economic development incentive. (e) This section shall not apply to any agreement between the state and an employer, or between a county or municipality and an employer, executed prior to January 1, 2025. (f) This section shall not apply to any employer with a collective bargaining unit where an employer, as of May 13, 2024, has entered into a collective bargaining agreement for that collective bargaining unit with a labor organization or to which a secret ballot election has already occurred under applicable federal law. (g) The Alabama Department of Revenue or administering agency of the incentive may investigate potential violations of subsection (b) and enforce this section.