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U.S. NLRB makes it more likely to deem companies as joint-employers

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) issued its final rule on the latest standard for joint-employer status on October 26, 2023, with an effective date of December 26, 2023. Joint-employer status is crucial...more

Morgan Lewis

NLRB Issues New Joint Employer Rule Affirming Expansive Joint Employer Status

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The NLRB recently published its final rule on the standard for determining joint employer status, broadening the circumstances under which separate businesses can be considered joint employers—thereby making them obligated to...more

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NLRB’s New Joint Employer Test Significantly Expands Circumstances Under Which Separate Entities Will Be Deemed Joint Employers

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule establishing a new standard for determining when two employers are joint employers under the National Labor...more

Locke Lord LLP

‎“Unlawyering” Can Avoid Joint Employer Status Under the New NLRB Rule

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The highly controversial joint employer regulation just issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on October 26 is not so different than the standard that has historically been applied in determining whether a group...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] What is Happening at the NLRB? What Companies Should Know - October 24th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Join CDF partners John Giovannone and Carolina Schwalbach for a one-hour in-depth review of the recent McLaren Macomb, Cemex and Stericycle NLRB decisions and their potential impact on union and non-union employers. If you...more

K&L Gates LLP

The National Labor Relations Board Issues Second in Trio of Agency Rules to Clarify Its Joint Employer Standard

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On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) formally issued its final rule on joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). ...more

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Labor Board Issues Final Rule For Determining Joint-Employer Status

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has published its final rule governing determination of joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), restoring the standard that was applied for several...more

McCarter & English, LLP

NLRB Joint Employer Regulations Provide Clarity But Not Full Picture

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The modern workplace has a dizzying array of formal and informal relationships between individuals performing work and the persons and entities they perform the work for—beyond just the typical employer/employee relationship....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

Kilpatrick

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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National Labor Relations Board Tightens Standard for Joint Employer Status

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A business is a joint employer of another employer’s employees only if the two employers share or codetermine the employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment, according to a recently unveiled and long-awaited...more

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The NLRB Just Made It Harder To Lasso Franchisors And Affiliated Businesses For The Alleged Sins Of Their Compatriots

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In 2015, the NLRB adopted a more relaxed standard for determining when an entity could be considered a joint employer and thus liable for alleged workplace wrongs along with a direct employer. Of course the result of the...more

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ALERT: NLRB Rule Requires Direct Control For Joint Employer Status

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The wait is over: This morning the NLRB announced that it will issue its final rule governing joint-employer status tomorrow, February 26, 2020. According to the NLRB itself, the “final rule restores the joint-employer...more

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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

Lathrop GPM

The Franchise Memorandum - Issue 249

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Welcome to The Franchise Memorandum by Lathrop GPM, formerly known as The GPMemorandum. Since December 1997, The GPMemorandum has been presenting summaries of recent legal developments of interest to franchisors and companies...more

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Pain Relief In Sight: DOL Issues Final Joint-Employer Rule

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On January 12, 2020, the US Department of Labor (Department or DOL) announced that it is issuing a Final Rule that will update and revise its regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act) that...more

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One Small Win for McDonald's, and One Giant Victory for Small Business Owners

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On Thursday, December 12, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) ordered an administrative law judge to approve a settlement previously reached between McDonald’s, its franchisees, and workers. Although...more

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Lovin' It: Ninth Circuit Rules McDonald's is Not a Joint Employer with Franchisee in California

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In a case that should grab the attention of franchisors across the country, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that McDonald’s Corporation is not the joint employer of the employees of a...more

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Lovin' It: Ninth Circuit Rules McDonald's is Not a Joint Employer with Franchisee in California

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In a case that should grab the attention of franchisors across the country, a panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that McDonald’s Corporation is not the joint employer of the employees of a...more

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McDonald’s Prevails Against Joint Employer Theory in Ninth Circuit

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The Ninth Circuit ruled on October 1, 2019, that McDonald’s cannot be held liable for wage and hour violations allegedly committed by a franchisee in California because McDonald’s did not exert sufficient control over the...more

Locke Lord LLP

August and September 2019 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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There were several notable court and administrative cases over the past two months, but they were overshadowed by a legislative matter: the enactment of Assembly Bill 5 in California, which was the subject of our September...more

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January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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

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NLRB Judge Rejects Proposed Settlement In McDonald’s Joint Employer Case

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On July 17, 2018, a National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) rejected a proposed settlement that would have concluded the closely-watched consolidated unfair labor practice case against...more

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Whiplash on the Browning-Ferris Wheel: NLRB Vacates Recent Hy-Brand Decision and Reverts to Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard

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If you are experiencing whiplash from the National Labor Relations Board’s wild ride of a year, you are not alone. In a surprising turn of events, on February 26, 2018, the NLRB vacated its decision in Hy-Brand Industrial...more

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