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National Labor Relations Board Final Rules Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

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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

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Beltway Buzz - March 2024 #2

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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NLRB Issues Final Rule for Joint-Employer Standard: What do Employers Need to Know?

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule establishing a new standard for joint-employer status: An entity is a joint employer of another entity’s employees if it maintains the...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2022 #4

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #4

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 J. Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2021

“The history of the ADA did not begin on July 26, 1990, at the signing ceremony at the White House. It did not begin in 1988 when the first ADA was introduced in Congress. The ADA story began a long time ago in cities and...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: July 2021 #3

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2021 #5

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

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DOL Announces Final Rule Relaxing Independent Contractor Test

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On January 6, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule clarifying the standard for classifying a worker as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This final rule adopts the...more

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The 2020 Election: Previewing the Potential for Shifts in Labor & Employment Law

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As Election Day approaches, employers nationwide consider the changes that may come with a victory by Senator Joseph Biden in the Presidential race and/or shift in representation in the U.S. Senate. While we cannot be...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2020 #4

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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

State Attorneys General Challenge Joint Employer Rule

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

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review Bonus: Overview of the Trump Administration’s Government-Wide Redefinition of Who is a Joint-Employer

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) - The NLRB issuing a Final Rule is just one part of the Trump Administration’s overarching efforts to realign the federal government’s several definitions of joint-employer status....more

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6 Key Takeaways | National Labor Relations Board Issues New Final Rule on Joint Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB/Board) recently issued a new rule effectively overturning an Obama-era precedent on joint employer status and making it harder to show that two companies are joint employers. In doing...more

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NLRB Issues Pro-Employer Joint Employment Rule

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On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB) issued its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). The final rule replaces the Obama administration’s...more

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NLRB Issues New Final Rule on Joint Employers

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Summary - This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB/Board) issued a new rule effectively overturning an Obama-era precedent on joint-employer status and making it harder to show that two companies were joint...more

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National Labor Relations Board Issues New Final Rule on Joint Employers

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This week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB/Board) issued a new rule effectively overturning an Obamaera precedent on joint employer status and making it harder to show that two companies are joint employers. In doing...more

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NLRB Issues Narrowed Joint Employer Rule

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February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released the final version of its new joint employer rule, which limits the circumstances in which franchisors and businesses that use employees hired by third...more

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NLRB issues new rule regarding joint employer status

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

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

NLRB Announces Final Joint Employer Rule

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Department of Labor’s 2020 Vision: The New Joint Employer Standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act

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A significant amount of legal activity has taken place recently in the area of joint employment. Joint employment exists when more than one entity is deemed to be a worker’s employer. Typically, a direct employer and a...more

Epstein Becker & Green

#WorkforceWednesday: Joint Employment, Coronavirus, Medical Marijuana Protections - Employment Law This Week®

Welcome to our inaugural edition of #WorkforceWednesday, featuring Employment Law This Week®, blog posts, client alerts, and other helpful resources from Epstein Becker Green’s Employment, Labor & Workforce Management...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Favorable FLSA Joint Employment Test to Take Effect Mid-March

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In its first major overhaul of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) joint employer standard since the 1950s, the Department of Labor has brought some clarity to the definition of this relationship after decades of varying...more

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Department of Labor Issues Final Joint-Employer Regulation

On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released the final changes to its joint-employer regulation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Originally proposed in April 2019, the updated...more

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Recently Published Department of Labor Final Rule Overhauls FLSA Joint Employer Test

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On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (Department) announced a final rule to revise and update its regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (see prior alert on Department...more

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