The felony offense in 29 U.S.C. § 504 prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from being employed or serving in specified prohibited capacities, including as labor union officials, corporate employees engaged in labor-management relations, and as labor relations consultants. The statute applies only to labor unions and employers in the private sector of the economy which are regulated by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) (29 U.S.C. § 401, et seq.).

The felony offense in 29 U.S.C. § 1111 prohibits persons convicted of certain crimes from being employed or serving in specified prohibited capacities related to employee pension or welfare benefit plans regulated by title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and as consultants to such plans. See 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq. Convicted individuals are disqualified automatically by operation of both statutes upon sentencing.

[updated January 2020]