NLRB, Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc., Federal Labor Laws

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

New NLRB Joint Employer Rule Stayed Until March 11, 2024

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/5/2024

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or the “Board”) issued its heavily-anticipated final rule (the “New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National...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

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 Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/2/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (“New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations...more

How Low Can You Go? Labor Board’s Final Joint Employer Rule Sets Exceedingly Low Bar for Assessing Joint Employer Liability

ArentFox Schiff on 11/2/2023

It’s back . . . like a bad penny or another season of “Bachelor in Paradise.” Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced the return of its new and expanded “BFI standard” for determining “joint...more

Answering a Major Question No One Asked: NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

Epstein Becker & Green on 11/1/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) issued its Final Rule (the “Rule”) on Joint-Employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Slated to take effect on December 26, 2023,...more

NLRB Issues New Rule Broadening Joint-Employer Status

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/1/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a final rule setting forth a new standard for joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The new rule, which is set to go into effect on...more

NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status, Answering a Major Question No One Asked

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/31/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) issued its Final Rule (the “Rule”) on Joint-Employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Slated to take effect on December 26, 2023,...more

NLRB Announces Final Rule for Employee-Friendly Joint Employer Test

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 10/30/2023

As HR Legalist predicted when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the proposed rule in September 2022, the pendulum of federal labor and employment law has once again swung in an employee-friendly direction....more

NLRB Casts Wider Joint-Employer Net With New Final Rule

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/30/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule for joint-employer status that will make it far more likely for one business to be deemed a joint employer of another business’s employees...more

NLRB's Final Rule Revamps Definition of Joint Employers – What Employers, Franchisors, and Staffing Agencies Should Know

FordHarrison on 10/27/2023

Executive Summary: Yesterday (October 26, 2023), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule addressing the standard for joint employer status. It expands liability for affiliated businesses, mandating...more

Board Expands Definition of “Joint Employer” Yet Again

Polsinelli on 10/27/2023

The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) published its final rule in the Federal Register, which has the effect of greatly expanding who may be considered a “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (“Act”)....more

NLRB Final Joint-Employer Rule Dramatically Expands Definition of Joint Employment Under the NLRA

Littler on 10/26/2023

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) released a final rule setting forth the standard for joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA” or “the Act”). 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

NLRB Proposes to Expand Joint-Employer Liability Standard

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 10/3/2022

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

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

Franczek P.C. on 9/30/2022

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

NLRB Plans to Revise Joint Employer Standard Once Again

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 12/16/2021

On Friday, December 10, 2021, the Board announced in its regulatory agenda that it plans to engage in rulemaking on the standard for determining whether two employers are “joint employers” under the NLRA. ...more

Why Employers Need to Pay Special Attention to the Protect the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Employment Law... on 4/22/2021

With little fanfare or press coverage, the United States House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill on March 9, 2021, that would amend provisions of federal labor law that in some cases have been in place as long ago as...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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