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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... more +
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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New Year, (Potentially) New Rules?

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Sometimes, the only constant is change.  This New Year is no different.   In 2023, we saw several developments in labor and employment law, including federal and state court decisions, regulations, and administrative agency...more

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The Never-Ending Story? NLRB Proposes New Rule Shifting Back to Broad Definition of ‘Joint Employer’

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) just proposed a controversial new rule that could soon make it easier for workers to be considered employees of more than one entity for labor relations purposes. The Biden...more

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Labor Board Will Roll Back Joint Employer Standard in 2022

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As an early holiday present to organized labor, the National Labor Relations Board recently announced it will issue proposed rulemaking on joint employers in February 2022, almost certainly reworking the legal standards to...more

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Whiplash: How To Manage During Joint Employer Uncertainty

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The standard for determining joint employment status has been in a state of near-constant flux for more than three years. The back-and-forth has subjected employers to much indigestion when trying to determine which employees...more

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Federal Court Upholds Unworkable Joint Employer Test

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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

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