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The National Labor Relations Board is an independent agency of the United States federal government created in 1935 as part of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board consists of five presidentially-appointed members, who are charged with overseeing union elections and hearing complaints of unfair labor practices under the NLRA.    less -
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Court Vacates New NLRB Joint Employer Rule

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On Friday night, March 8, a federal district court in Texas vacated the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule on joint employment. The rule was scheduled to take effect today, March 11....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NLRB's New Joint-Employer Standard Drastically Increases Potential Liability for Businesses Employing Third Parties

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) released its Final Rule on October 26, 2023, drastically expanding the circumstances under which separate entities could be considered joint employers. Under the Final Rule,...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

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

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

Maynard Nexsen

NLRB Adopts New Final Rule and Again Broadens Joint-Employment Analysis

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently issued a final rule, again altering the standard for joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The new rule replaces the Trump-era analysis...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

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

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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

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New NLRB Rule Spells McTrouble for Some Employers

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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

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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

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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

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

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

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

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

NLRB Issues New Rule Broadening Joint-Employer Status

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

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

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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

BakerHostetler

NLRB Vastly Expands Joint Employer Definition

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On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced a new Final Rule that changes the test for determining who is a joint employer. The rule drastically expands the scope of joint employment,...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

NLRB Announces Final Rule for Employee-Friendly Joint Employer Test

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

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NLRB Casts Wider Joint-Employer Net With New Final Rule

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

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On October 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published its final rule on the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act, effective December 26, 2023. The new rule...more

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

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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

Miller Canfield

Howdy Stranger, You're My Employee? NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Final Rule that makes it much easier for the NLRB to find a company to be a "joint employer" of persons directly employed by its contractors, vendors,...more

Littler

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

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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

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

National Labor Relations Board Gets Back on the Joint-Employer See-Saw – Proposes Rulemaking to Return to “Brown Ferris” Indirect...

Coming on the heels of the Labor Day holiday, in a long anticipated move, the National Labor Relations (“NLRB”) Board issued a draft of a new proposed joint employer standard, scheduled to be published on September 7, 2022. ...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisor 101: Joint Employer Wars (The Final Episode?)

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Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The rule should resolve years of controversy over who is an employer...more

Burr & Forman

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

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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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

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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

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint Employer Status

On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued its final rule regarding the standard for determining joint employer status. The final rule overturns the standard articulated in the Board’s 2015...more

Stinson LLP

NLRB Issues Final Rule Returning to Traditional Joint-Employer Standard

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On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its long-awaited final rule narrowing the circumstances that will give rise to joint-employer liability. As expected, the NLRB returned to its...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New NLRB Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Doctrine

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

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