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NLRB Expands Joint Employer Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/2/2023

Under the Biden Administration’s influence, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB or “the Board”) has proposed a new Final Rule for determining joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The...more

Labor Board’s Finalized Joint Employer Rule Ensures More Workers Will Seek Union Membership: Your 10-Step Plan

Fisher Phillips on 10/26/2023

The National Labor Relations Board just released its final joint employer rule that makes it easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one entity for labor relations purposes – a move that will result in...more

The NLRB’s Proposed Joint Employer Rule – A Directly, Indirectly, Would’ve, Could’ve, Even-if-You-Don’t-Actually Kind of Test for...

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/13/2022

Last Tuesday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published an anticipated Proposed Rule on joint employer status. The Proposed Rule, which is designed to apply for all purposes under the National Labor Relations Act...more

New NLRB Proposed Rule Expands Joint Employer Definition

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on 9/12/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed a new rule to expand the definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). If the proposed rule is adopted, a party will be...more

OFCCP Week In Review: June 2022 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 6/27/2022

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

Be Careful About Restricting Employee Communications with Media

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/9/2021

Employers that bar staff from communicating with the media should take another look at those prohibitions, following a recent federal appellate decision finding such a policy unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act...more

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

Kilpatrick on 3/2/2020

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

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

NLRB Issues its Final Rule for its New Joint Employer Standard

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 2/26/2020

This morning the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) unveiled the final rule setting forth the new legal test it will apply in analyzing whether affiliated businesses are “joint employers”. The final rule, which will...more

5 Things You Need To Know About The Labor Board’s New Joint Employment Rule

Fisher Phillips on 2/26/2020

The National Labor Relations Board just published a final rule that will soon fundamentally alter the definition of joint employment, making it more difficult for businesses to be held legally responsible for alleged labor...more

Labor Department’s Proposed Four-Factor Rule Would Limit Joint Employment

Fisher Phillips on 4/2/2019

The U.S. Department of Labor just became the latest federal agency to propose a rule to limit the scope of joint employment liability, this time for wage and hour matters. If the rule released earlier yesterday is adopted in...more

Labor Board Makes It Harder For Employees To Claim Their Complaints Are Protected

Fisher Phillips on 1/18/2019

In a 3-1 ruling that should be hailed by employers across the country, the National Labor Relations Board just made it harder for employees to successfully claim that their workplace gripes constitute protected concerted...more

New Joint-Employer Standard Properly Developed But Improperly Applied, Rules Federal Appeals Court

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 1/16/2019

There have been many precedent changing decisions coming from the NLRB in the last few years. Few of these changes were more hotly contested, or farther reaching, than the Board’s decision in Browning-Ferris where it altered...more

Employer’s Representation Petition Not Barred By Existence of Signed Contract, Divided NLRB Rules

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 12/3/2018

As we have noted at times, the human element in labor relations makes for interesting situations. One of the more interesting issues is the timeliness of representation petitions, which, despite the existence of clear rules,...more

NLRB Proposes Tougher Standards For Plaintiffs Claiming Joint Employer Liability

Lewitt Hackman on 9/27/2018

The joint employer question has been a hot topic in franchise and employment litigation for the last few years. You may remember the Browning-Ferris decision of 2015, in which the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, or...more

Labor Board Moves to Clear the Confusion on Joint Employment

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/25/2018

On Friday, September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the latest attempt to address the “joint employer” standard under the National Labor Relations Act. The...more

NLRB Attempts to Clarify Joint-Employer Relationships With Proposed New Rule

Foley & Lardner LLP on 9/20/2018

On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding its standard for determining the existence of joint-employer relationships. The proposed rule has the potential...more

NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Standard

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 9/17/2018

In November 2017, the United States Senate confirmed Peter Robb as the new General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). On December 1, 2017, Mr. Robb issued Memorandum GC 18-02 (“Memorandum”) in which he...more

NLRB Announces Proposed Rule Changing Joint-Employer Standard

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 9/17/2018

The National Labor Relations Board announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today, September 14, regarding its joint-employer standard. The proposed rule will state that an employer may be considered...more

NLRB Issues Proposed Rulemaking on the Joint Employer Standard

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/14/2018

The National Labor Relations Board has made good on its recent promise to move forward with rulemaking to re-establish the decades-old joint employer standard in place prior to the Board’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris...more

Labor Board Proposes Complete Overhaul To Joint Employment Rule

Fisher Phillips on 9/14/2018

In a move that has been anticipated for several months, the National Relations Labor Board today published a proposed rule that would fundamentally alter the definition of joint employment, making it more difficult for...more

NLRB Asks D.C. Circuit to Revive Review of Joint Employer Standard Under BFI; Hy-Brand Decision Vacated Following NLRB Ethics...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/5/2018

On March 1, 2018, the Deputy Associate General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) asked the D.C. Circuit to revive its review of the Obama-era Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“BFI”)...more

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