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Employer Pays $3.66M in Back Pay, Front Pay Settlement

Carol Warner
By: Carol Warner

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For nearly two decades, Carol Warner has analyzed the legal and financial realities behind workplace decisions, covering employment law, benefits, payroll and HR technology. She translates complex legal updates, regulatory shifts and vendor claims into plain language that HR teams can act on. Her focus is simple: What does this mean for employers, and what should they do next? Connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Last Updated: September 23, 2026
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Payroll lead with a sealed official envelope and two stacks of pay slips, illustrating an NLRB back pay settlement

How much might an employer have to pay when it fails to reinstate striking employees?

NLRB Region 6 has approved a $3.66 million settlement with Langeloth Metallurgical Co. It resolves allegations that the company failed to reinstate, or delayed reinstating, former strikers after their union made an unconditional offer to return to work in September 2021.

Back Pay, Front Pay and More

The $3.66 million settlement provides relief to 51 former strikers determined to be eligible for reinstatement, including:

  • 100% of Region 6’s calculated monetary damages to date, including back pay, missed 401(k) contributions, reimbursable expenses, interest and compensation for adverse tax consequences associated with lump-sum back pay awards, and
  • An additional $1.275 million in front pay for several former strikers who elected to waive immediate reinstatement.

More info: Langeloth Metallurgical Co. and UAW

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