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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tipped Out? 5th Circuit Negates DOL Tip Credit Rule

How the FLSA “tip credit” is applied has been pushed and pulled numerous times over the last two decades. In the latest volley, the Fifth Circuit entered an order on August 23, 2024, vacating the Department of Labor’s 2021...more

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Washington State Tightens Noncompete Restrictions

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Washington state businesses that have noncompetition agreements with employees or independent contractors will be subject to new requirements under the latest amendment to the state’s noncompetition law beginning June 6,...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: April 2024 #4

Tuesday, April 16, 2024: Federal Trade Commission Poised to Issue Final Rule to Prevent Most Worker Non-Compete Agreements - The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is on the brink of issuing its Final Rule that would...more

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EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a preview notice of the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA became effective on June 27, 2023, and...more

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The NLRB Delays Effective Date of New Joint Employer Test after Challenge By Business Groups

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On November 9, 2023, a coalition of business advocacy groups led by the US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas challenging the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Who’s a Joint Employer Now? New NLRB Rule Drastically Expands Joint Employer Definition

On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) released a final rule which vastly broadens the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and makes it...more

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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “the Board”) issued its long-awaited final rule (“New Rule”) addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations...more

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How Low Can You Go? Labor Board’s Final Joint Employer Rule Sets Exceedingly Low Bar for Assessing Joint Employer Liability

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It’s back . . . like a bad penny or another season of “Bachelor in Paradise.” Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced the return of its new and expanded “BFI standard” for determining “joint...more

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National Labor Relations Board Addresses Joint Employer Standard

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a final rule on October 26, 2023, which addresses the standard under which two entities may be considered joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The...more

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NLRB Issues New Rule Broadening Joint-Employer Status

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a final rule setting forth a new standard for joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The new rule, which is set to go into effect on...more

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The Definition of Joint-Employer Significantly Expanded by NLRB’s Newly Established Standard

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its final rule entitled “Standard for Determining Employer Status.” This rule comes a little over three years after the NLRB released a rule in April...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Employers May Be Required to Bargain Under New NLRB Joint Employment Rule

October 30, 2023 The rule takes effect December 26, 2023‎ Of Counsel On October 25, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its Final Rule that dramatically expanded the definition of joint employment under the...more

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NLRB Issues Expansive New Rule Tying Joint Employer Status to the Authority to Control One or More Employment Terms

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) has issued a final rule on its new standard for finding that two entities are a joint employer. The rule focuses on whether the alleged joint employer has the authority...more

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National Labor Relations Board Publishes Final Rule Significantly Expanding Definition of Joint Employer

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Executive Summary - The National Labor Relations Board adopts a joint-employer rule that expressly incorporates reserved and indirect control over essential terms and conditions of employment, as factors to be analyzed...more

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New York City Adopts Final Regulations on Use of AI in Hiring and Promotion, Extends Enforcement Date to July 5, 2023

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After several rounds of public comment and revision, on April 5, 2023 New York City published final regulations implementing its first-in-the-nation ordinance that regulates the use of AI-driven hiring tools (Local Law 144 of...more

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Department of Labor Releases Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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Tip Credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act - The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) generally permits employers to pay tipped employees less than the minimum hourly wage, provided that the tips the employee receives are...more

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Restaurant Industry Alert: DOL Publishes Final Rule for Tipped Employees

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Final Rule related to tipped employees. It is effective December 28, 2021. DOL had issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 21, 2021,...more

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Department of Labor Finalizes $15 Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors

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On November 16, 2021, the Department of Labor published a Final Rule implementing Executive Order 14026 and raising the federal contractor minimum wage to $15 per hour under most federal government contracts entered into...more

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DOL Rescinds Trump-Era Joint Employer Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor announced on July 29 that it will rescind the March 2020 rule on Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “2020 Rule”).  The DOL’s action removes the regulations established...more

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NLRB Issues Much Anticipated Joint Employer Rule Returning to its ”Substantial Direct and Immediate Control” Test and Providing...

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On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board”) issued its final rule setting forth the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). ...more

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NLRB Issues Final Rule Returning to Traditional Joint-Employer Standard

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On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its long-awaited final rule narrowing the circumstances that will give rise to joint-employer liability. As expected, the NLRB returned to its...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New NLRB Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Doctrine

Reduces Joint Employer Liability, Brings Clarity for Employers - The National Labor Relations Board recently published a new rule clarifying the "joint employer" definition. Employers should welcome the NLRB’s new rule, as...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

NLRB Joint Employer Saga Comes to an End (for now) with New Final Rule

On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule governing joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

NLRB Issues Joint Employer Final Rule

Right on the heels of the Department of Labor (DOL) issuing a new joint employer liability test under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued its own employer-friendly final rule for...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

With the March 16, 2020 effective date of the new rule interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) almost upon us, employers should brush up on the updated guidance and review their...more

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