With a Republican-controlled Congress and White House, business lobbyists are seizing the opportunity to push for permanent clarity on the issue of joint employment. The International Franchise Association (IFA) is advocating...more
2/6/2025
/ Compliance ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the “Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (the “New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor...more
On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (“New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations...more
11/2/2023
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Unions
In Acuff v. Dy N Fly, LLC, four female plaintiffs sued a franchisor of hair salons (Dy N Fly), two of its franchisees, and the owner of the two franchisees for wrongful retaliatory termination and sexual harassment in the...more
7/18/2023
/ Compensation ,
Employee Benefits ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Hostile Environment ,
Joint Employers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Retaliation ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Wrongful Termination
This week, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York struck down most of a U.S. Department of Labor rule that limited when multiple businesses may be liable to the same worker under federal wage law, the so-called...more
Last week, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York struck down most of a U.S. Department of Labor rule that limited when multiple businesses may be liable to the same worker under federal wage law, the so-called...more
A significant amount of legal activity has taken place recently in the area of joint employment. Joint employment exists when more than one entity is deemed to be a worker’s employer. Typically, a direct employer and a...more
2/6/2020
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Wage and Hour
Litigation continues over the standard for determining how and under what circumstances a joint-employer relationship can exist. On December 28, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more
On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding its standard for determining the existence of joint-employer relationships. The proposed rule has the potential...more
9/20/2018
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Comment Period ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchisee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Terms and Conditions