Are Form LM-30 reports required for payments received from attorneys who are designated legal counsel?
A67. Yes. Labor organization officers and employees must report payments and benefits received from an attorney who is an employer and who is or seeks to become a designated legal counsel for the labor organization. A designated legal counsel is a lawyer recommended by the labor organization to its members for representation in workers’ compensation, personal injury, or other matters. Labor organization members have the right to evaluate whether a lawyer’s presence on a list of designated legal counsel is based on merit rather than a financial relationship between the lawyer and labor organization officials. Q68. I am a labor organization officer. As a side job, my brother-in-law and I started a computer service and repair company. We recently received a contract from Company A, one of the employers whose employees my labor organization represents. How do I determine whether my company deals “in substantial part” with the employer? A68. The labor organization official should tabulate a
