Details On February 14, the acting General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), William Cowen, announced the rescission of memoranda issued by his predecessor under the Biden administration. The...more
On September 22, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) unveiled a new, proposed rule for classifying workers as either independent contractors or employees. This is important because employees are covered by the federal...more
9/25/2020
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Rules ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
On February 26, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued an Order vacating its decision in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd. and Brandt Construction Co., 365 NLRB No. 156 (2017) (“Hy-Brand”). The decision...more
3/7/2018
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Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Policies ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Vacated