The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) gives employees the right to unionize and imposes obligations on employers to collectively bargain with unions representing their employees. Failing to recognize those rights and...more
3/14/2024
/ Chamber of Commerce ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Definition ,
Joint Employers ,
Jurisdiction ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Third-Party ,
Vacated
- On February 26, 2020, the NLRB issued a final rule tightening the standard for joint employment under the NLRA.
- The joint-employer standard is important because if two entities are joint employers, both must bargain...more
On June 7, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it was withdrawing its 2015 and 2016 Administrative Interpretations regarding independent contractors and joint employment. Both interpretations were designed...more
6/9/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Employee Definition ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
Misclassification ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Trump Administration
If you read one thing...
- The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued new guidance emphasizing the broad standards it will apply to determine whether an employer is a “joint employer” under the FLSA.
...more
If you read one thing...
- NLRB outlines new test for determining joint employer relationships though full extent of the implications remain unclear
- Two businesses can be joint employers even where there is...more
9/11/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
NLRB ,
Right to Control ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Temporary Employees ,
Unions