On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board published its newest Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status in the Federal Register, which becomes effective 60 days from publication. In many ways, the Rule...more
10/30/2023
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Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRB ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding its standard for assessing whether a joint-employer...more
9/17/2018
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Policies ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NPRM ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors, Ltd. and Brandt Construction Co., 365 NLRB No. 156 (December 14, 2017), by a 3-2 vote, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) overturned its 2015 decision in...more
In this edition of Seyfarth Shaw’s Energy Insights Newsletter our Energy and Clean Technologies team covers important developments in Q3 2015 for the energy industry including 1) the latest initiatives from the Environmental...more
10/19/2015
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Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Electricity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Joint Employers ,
Methane ,
Mexico ,
Monopolization ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outsourcing ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Subcontractors ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
TSCA Modernization Act
In a ruling that will affect most business relationships and extends far beyond either labor law or the concept of employment generally, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) issued a much awaited decision...more
8/29/2015
/ Congressional Intent ,
Contractors ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Franchisee ,
Joint Employers ,
Joint Liability ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Subcontractors ,
Vendors