Reduces Joint Employer Liability, Brings Clarity for Employers -
The National Labor Relations Board recently published a new rule clarifying the "joint employer" definition. Employers should welcome the NLRB’s new rule, as...more
3/5/2020
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Final Rules ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The last few years have seen a number of attempts to revise well-established joint employer standards under both the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. While many of the recent developments impact...more
The National Labor Relations Board suffered a minor blow to its effort to expand its joint employer standard when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declined to enforce the Board’s decision in CNN...more
The “Save Local Business Act” — recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives — would provide much-needed clarification on the circumstances under which an entity can be liable as a joint employer under two federal...more
The Department of Labor’s decision this week to rescind two of its memos from the Obama administration regarding joint employer liability may be a hint of what’s to come under the new White House. The repealed memos...more
6/9/2017
/ Administrative Interpretation ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
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 ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Wage and Hour
New Standard Leaves No Predictability Regarding the Identity of the “Employer” -
The National Labor Relations Board recently made sweeping revisions to the standard for determining if two or more entities are joint...more