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Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit Pushes Back NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Start Date Again

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/26/2024

On February 22, 2024, a judge in the Eastern District Court of Texas issued a stay which will delay the effective start date of the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) new joint-employer rule by 14 days, from February...more

NLRB Proposes Changes to Representation Case Procedures

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/12/2019

On August 12, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) with regard to certain of its election and recognition policies. The issuance of this NPRM is likely the first...more

NLRB Issues Proposed Rules To Modify Portions Of Its Election Procedures

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/9/2019

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a proposed rule to modify three aspects of its election procedures. According to the board’s announcement, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which will be published in...more

No Fooling: DOL Announces Joint-Employer Proposal

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/2/2019

On April 1, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend its existing regulations regarding joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....more

NLRB Update: Board Issues New Strategic Plan, Extends Joint-Employer Rule Comment Deadline, and Announces NLRB Solicitor...

Littler on 12/19/2018

The National Labor Relations Board recently issued a new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2019 through 2022, extended until January 14, 2019 the comment period on its proposed joint-employer rule, and announced the appointment...more

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on the NLRB’s New Joint Employment NPRM

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/20/2018

On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register addressing how it will determine whether an employer is a joint employer of another...more

NLRB Considers Rulemaking to Address Hotly-Contested Joint-Employer Standard

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 5/15/2018

As we previously reported the NLRB’s “joint employer” standard has vacillated over the last several years, and currently remains in flux. For historical reference, the NLRB expanded the scope of joint-employment in 2015 in...more

WPI Insider Briefing: Workplace Policy under the Trump Administration Begins to Take Shape as "Repeal and Replace" of the ACA...

Littler on 7/11/2017

Five months into President Trump's term, his administration's workplace policy is beginning to take shape. From notable developments at the Department of Labor (DOL), to long-awaited nominations to the National Labor...more

Here We Go Again! DOL Proposes to Rescind the Permanently Enjoined “Persuader” Rule (and Perhaps Revise It)

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/29/2017

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) moved one step closer to undoing President Obama's permanently enjoined “persuader activity” regulation when, on June 12, the agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for reverse...more

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