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‘Preemption? What Preemption?’ New York Bill Attempts To Supplant the NLRB

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) has been in a state of limbo since the beginning of President Donald J. Trump’s second term. Now, New York is trying to fill that void....more

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U.S. Labor Department Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule on employee or independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on Jan. 10, 2024. The final rule is effective March 11, 2024. It...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA

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On January 9, 2024, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that provides revised guidance on whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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NLRB Proposes to Expand Joint-Employer Liability Standard

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is currently seeking public comment on its proposed rule change that would expand the scope of joint-employer liability under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). If implemented,...more

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NLRB Proposes New Rule Expanding Scope of Joint-Employer Standard: What Might This Mean for You?

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On September 6, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) issued a proposed rule to revise the current standard to determine whether employers are “joint employers” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The...more

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NLRB Continues Political Tennis Match by Reversing Joint Employer Rule

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​​​​​​​In 2015, the Democrat-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new standard for determining when two employers are jointly covered under federal labor laws applicable to a single set of employees. The...more

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NLRB Poised to Expand Definition of Joint Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board has issued a proposed rule that would, once again, relax the burden to demonstrate joint employer liability. This action is a step toward reversing the Trump administration’s rule which...more

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NLRB Proposes New Joint-Employer Standard That Would Dramatically Expand Scope of “Joint Employment” Under the National Labor...

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On September 6, 2022, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board delivered employers a slightly belated Labor Day “present” – a proposal to revise yet again its standard for determining joint-employer status under the National...more

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The Top 20 Non-COVID Workplace Law Stories Of 2020

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That this past year was the most challenging year in your professional life is an almost certainty. You were forced to learn entirely new statutory schemes, absorb new local health directives on a near-daily basis, create a...more

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What You Need to Know About the NLRB’s Proposed Rule Blocking Student Organizing

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The seemingly never-ending debate over private sector college- and university-student employment status continues. On Friday, September 20, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its intent to propose a rule...more

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Grad Students Cannot Unionize Under Proposed NLRB Rule

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The National Labor Relations Board took the latest step in the long-simmering debate over whether college teaching and research assistants could unionize when it released a proposed rule on Friday that would once again block...more

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