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[CITE: 49USC14103]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                 SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION
 
 PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
 
                   CHAPTER 141--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
 
Sec. 14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles

    (a) Shipper Responsible for Assisting.--Whenever a shipper or 
receiver of property requires that any person who owns or operates a 
motor vehicle transporting property in interstate commerce (whether or 
not such transportation is subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
chapter 135) be assisted in the loading or unloading of such vehicle, 
the shipper or receiver shall be responsible for providing such 
assistance or shall compensate the owner or operator for all costs 
associated with securing and compensating the person or persons 
providing such assistance.
    (b) Coercion Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful to coerce or attempt 
to coerce any person providing transportation of property by motor 
vehicle for compensation in interstate commerce (whether or not such 
transportation is subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 
135) to load or unload any part of such property onto or from such 
vehicle or to employ or pay one or more persons to load or unload any 
part of such property onto or from such vehicle; except that this 
subsection shall not be construed as making unlawful any activity which 
is not unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act or the Act of 
March 23, 1932 (47 Stat. 70; 29 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), commonly known as 
the Norris-LaGuardia Act.

(Added Pub. L. 104-88, title I, Sec. 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 891.)

                       References in Text

    The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act 
July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, as amended, which is classified 
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 29, 
Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 
167 of Title 29 and Tables.
    Act of March 23, 1932, commonly known as the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 
referred to in subsec. (b), is act Mar. 23, 1932, ch. 90, 47 Stat. 70, 
as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 6 (Sec. 101 et 
seq.) of Title 29. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, 
see Short Title note set out under section 101 of Title 29 and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 11109 of this title prior to the general amendment of this 
subtitle by Pub. L. 104-88, Sec. 102(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 14702, 14704, 14905 of this 
title.
