Marshals arrest corporate officials

Ignoring a court order is perilous, yet rarely leads to being arrested.

After the NLRB found that an employer committed an unfair labor practice, and a US Court of Appeals affirmed, the employer balked. The court found the employer in contempt of court and imposed daily fines. The employer still balked.

So the court issued a "writ of body attachment" – essentially an arrest warrant – for two corporate officials. The court also ordered the employer to pay the Board over $30,000 in fines and attorney’s fees.

The U.S. Marshals Service for the Eastern District of Wisconsin took the two corporate officials into custody on September 12th for a same-day hearing at which they committed to a United States Magistrate Judge that they would promptly comply with the Court’s orders.

NLRB press release is HERE.