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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

Husch Blackwell LLP on 10/30/2023

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

White House “Regulatory Freeze” Memo Dooms DOL Independent Contractor Rule

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 1/22/2021

As expected, the White House issued a memorandum to the heads of all executive departments and agencies within the first few hours after President Biden’s inauguration on January 20, requesting that they halt all...more

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2020

DirectEmployers Association on 11/2/2020

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

Labor and Employment Rulemaking Prominent in Spring 2020 Regulatory Agenda

Littler on 7/8/2020

The federal government recently released its unified federal regulatory agenda–the document that outlines regulatory and deregulatory actions agencies expect to take in coming months....more

State Attorneys General Challenge Joint Employer Rule

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/13/2020

Last week’s EmployNews discussed the National Labor Relations Board’s issuance of final regulations on joint employer status. These regulations followed a similar rulemaking by the Department of Labor that we covered in...more

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #3

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/3/2020

NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

NLRB issues new rule regarding joint employer status

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/27/2020

After notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments, the NLRB released its final rule for governing joint employer status under the NLRA—which takes effect on April 27, 2020. Per the NLRB’s press release, “[t]he...more

NLRB Announces Final Joint Employer Rule

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 2/26/2020

The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) announced yesterday that it will issue its final rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) today, February 26, 2020. This...more

EEOC, NLRB, DOL Plan to Issue Rules Governing Joint Employment

Littler on 11/21/2019

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Labor will all issue regulations governing joint employment, according to the federal government’s Unified Agenda of Federal...more

Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

Littler on 11/14/2019

As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more

Seeking Clarity in a Game of Thrones and Joint Employment

FordHarrison on 4/17/2019

With a constant shift in alliances due to necessity, strategy, or treachery, the characters that people Game of Thrones often work in joint-employer arrangements....more

The Joint Employer Rollercoaster Continues: DOL Announces Proposed Changes

Cozen O'Connor on 4/8/2019

For the past several years, the issue of joint employer status has been in a constant state of flux, creating uncertainty for employers. In an effort to clarify this issue, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a proposed...more

Federal Court Upholds Unworkable Joint Employer Test

Fisher Phillips on 12/31/2018

With one final jolt to end the year, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the impractical joint employer test originally adopted by the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board in 2015 was properly enacted and therefore...more

Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Agencies Release Regulatory Roadmap for 2018 and Beyond

Littler on 5/11/2018

The latest Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("spring agenda") continues this administration's trend of adding fewer new rules and reexamining older ones. ...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

What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

FordHarrison on 2/23/2017

It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

Wage and Hour Cases to Watch at the Supreme Court: Part 2--Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association

Franczek P.C. on 11/19/2014

As we discussed recently, this month marked the opening of the Supreme Court’s new term. For employment law practitioners, this session will be particularly busy with seven cases analyzing a range of employment questions,...more

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