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Federal Court Invalidates NLRB’s Joint Employer Standard

Hinckley Allen on 3/14/2024

Update: As we indicate below, the NLRB’s final rule regarding the standard to determine joint-employer status under the NLRA was met with a challenge in the court system, and on March 8, 2024, just days before the applicable...more

Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Expansive “Joint Employment” Standard

Polsinelli on 3/12/2024

On the eve of its going into effect, a federal court struck down the expansive joint-employment standard announced by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) last fall. At issue is who may be considered a...more

The “Joint Employer” Pendulum Swings Again. Or Does It?

Gould + Ratner LLP on 11/22/2023

For the third time in eight years, employers again face uncertainty as to whether they may be considered a “joint employer” with another business. This question is not academic and can have real world consequences. What...more

What’s Mine is Yours and What’s Yours is Mine: The NLRB’s New Joint Employer Rule Vastly Expands Joint Employer Status

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 11/9/2023

Do you know who your employees are? It seems pretty simple – those individuals on your payroll whose employment you control and supervise, right? Not so fast, says the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)....more

Navigating the New Terrain - NLRB's New Joint Employment Standard

Quarles & Brady LLP on 11/6/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule on joint employment, reversing its previous standard set in 2020. Employers that have potential control or influence over another entity’s...more

New NLRB Rule Spells McTrouble for Some Employers

Lowndes on 11/3/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has published a final rule regarding the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This significant development clarifies how two...more

NLRB issues "joint employer" regulations

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/31/2023

They are not employer-friendly. On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board, by a 3 to 1 vote, issued regulations with a new standard for determining “joint employer” status under the National Labor Relations Act....more

The NLRB Issues a New Joint Employer Rule Providing that Indirect and/or Reserved Control of Essential Employment Terms is...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/30/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board published its newest Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status in the Federal Register, which becomes effective 60 days from publication. In many ways, the Rule...more

NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Rule

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 10/6/2022

Do you know which workers are your employees? That answer may change if a new rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) takes effect. Last month, the NLRB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the...more

Employment Law Now VI-120 - Joint Employer Ping Pong

Cozen O'Connor on 9/19/2022

This episode discusses the NLRB's proposed new September 2022 joint employer test in the context of the historical shifting political winds, and what it may mean for employers....more

New NLRB Proposed Rule Expands Joint Employer Definition

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 9/12/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new rule to expand the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). If the proposed rule is adopted, a party will be...more

Browning Ferris Returns: NLRB Again Proposes New Broader Rule for Determining Joint Employer Status

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/8/2022

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) has proposed a new rule for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)....more

#WorkforceWednesday: Pay Data Collection Study, Colorado Non-Compete Restrictions, D.C. Circuit Vacates Browning-Ferris -...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/10/2022

This week, we update you on national trends relating to pay data collection, non-compete restrictions, and joint-employment rules. Study Finds EEOC's Pay Data Collection a "Useful Tool" A study of the Equal Employment...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2022

DirectEmployers Association on 8/1/2022

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2020

DirectEmployers Association on 8/3/2020

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more

NLRB: Browning-Ferris Unjustly Found A Joint Employer

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/3/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that Browning-Ferris Industries is not a joint employer of employees of one of its contractors. Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc., 369 NLRB No. 139 (July 29,...more

Who’s The Boss? The NLRB Clarified Joint Employment (Again)

Burr & Forman on 3/18/2020

As our clients know, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) does not only regulate unionized workforces. The Board’s rulemaking and legal decisions affect all workplaces: both unionized and non-union....more

NLRB Issues Much Anticipated Joint Employer Rule Returning to its ”Substantial Direct and Immediate Control” Test and Providing...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/10/2020

On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) issued its final rule setting forth the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). ...more

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