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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 -

NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule Vacated

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/14/2024

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) gives employees the right to unionize and imposes obligations on employers to collectively bargain with unions representing their employees. Failing to recognize those rights and...more

BREAKING: Texas District Court Strikes Down NLRA Joint Employer Rule

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update on 3/11/2024

On March 8, just three days before the National Labor Relations Board’s (the “Board”) new joint-employer standard was set to take effect, Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas...more

An Independent Schools' Guide to Vendor Contract Management

Venable LLP on 11/29/2022

Independent schools often contract with vendors to support the school's operations and delivery of its curriculum and programming, including transportation providers, food service, cleaning and facilities maintenance,...more

NLRB Proposes Reversing Trump-Era Joint-Employer Standard

Benesch on 9/8/2022

On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) issued a draft rule replacing and significantly altering the Trump-era 2020 joint-employer standard. Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status...more

WHIPLASH! A Stunningly Fast Reversal Of Labor Policies

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/26/2021

It was predictable – even inevitable – that the Biden administration would reverse much of Trump’s labor oeuvre. But no one could have predicted how quickly! In a little more than a month, the administration has:...more

N.L.R.B. “Joint” Disarray – Why That Matters to Manufacturers

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog on 3/16/2018

Winston Churchill allegedly once said, “lovers of sausage and public policy should not watch either be made.” Recent events at the National Labor Relations Board call that apt quote to mind. ...more

Life After Browning-Ferris: What Employers Need to Know Under the New Joint Employer Regime

Cozen O'Connor on 9/1/2015

Many employers have rested long and easy in the knowledge that the National Labor Relations Board would not consider them to be joint employers with entities such as franchisees, staffing agencies, and contractors unless they...more

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