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Supershuttle Transports Independent Contractor Status into the Spotlight

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On January 25, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) affirmed the Acting Regional Director’s determination that franchisees who drive for SuperShuttle are independent contractors, not statutory employees, and...more

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General Counsel Dishes Up Advice on 43 Charges, Including Google’s Decision to Terminate an Employee for Harassment and a Union’s...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In some early spring cleaning, last week the NLRB’s Office of General Counsel released 43 memos authored by its Division of Advice meant to provide guidance to regional offices on pending charges. Here are...more

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Divided NLRB Adopts New Standard for Determining "Joint Employer" Status

In what is widely viewed as yet another victory for organized labor at the National Labor Relations Board ("Board"), last week the Board issued a decision lowering the bar for determining when two or more employers may be...more

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Franchisors Could Be “Joint Employers” Under NLRB’s Newly Expanded Test

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Overturning over 30 years of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on August 27, 2015, “refined” its test for determining whether two separate and independent business entities are a “joint employer” of the...more

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NLRB Expands “Joint Employer” Definition

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In a pivotal decision on August 27, the National Labor Relations Board “refined” its test for determining joint-employer status, broadening the scope of employers subject to joint collective bargaining and concerted activity...more

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NLRB’s Expanded “Joint Employers” Test: The Employers’ Perspective

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The decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week in BFI Newby Island Recyclery expands the circumstances in which two otherwise separate and independent employers may be found to be joint employers of a...more

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NLRB: When the Law is Not the Law – A Huge Change in Business Relationships

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a 3-2 decision last Thursday gutted more than 30 years of legal precedent when it changed the joint employer standard in business relationships in a case involving Browning-Ferris...more

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NLRB Adopts New Joint Employer Standard

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed organized labor a major victory that in certain contexts will likely give unions significantly increased leverage at the bargaining table in a landmark ruling issued on...more

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Everything Old is New Again: NLRB’s Decision “Restates” Joint Employer Standard

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In a landmark ruling yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) dramatically revised its standard for determining when two businesses constitute “joint employers” for purposes of collective bargaining and...more

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NLRB Adopts New Broader Joint-Employer Standard

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On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) issued its long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) substantially changing and expanding the standard for finding a joint-employer...more

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NLRB Blows Up Staffing Agency Model: Rewrites Joint-Employer Test

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Boom! In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board spontaneously redefined joint employment in a way that threatens to turn almost every company that works with a staffing agency into a joint employer for collective...more

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NLRB Vastly Expands Its Joint-Employer Standard

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The Browning-Ferris decision overturns 30 years of precedent and opens up a wide variety of business relationships to allegations of joint-employer status, including staffing agencies, on-site contractors, outside suppliers,...more

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Aching Joints: Franchisor Avoids Liability for Franchisee's Labor Disputes

Any time an employer is involved in a franchise relationship, there are bound to be unique issues when legal disputes arise, particularly in the employment context. It is no longer surprising to see the names of any and all...more

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