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Congress Approves Resolution to Repeal National Labor Relations Board Joint Employer Regulations

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The U.S. Senate, in a 50-48 vote, approved a resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) joint employer rule (the Rule). The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the NLRB's...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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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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NLRB Vastly Expands Joint Employer Definition

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On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) announced a new Final Rule that changes the test for determining who is a joint employer. The rule drastically expands the scope of joint employment,...more

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The NLRB Issues a New Joint Employer Rule Providing that Indirect and/or Reserved Control of Essential Employment Terms is...

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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

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SuperVision - Labor and Employment Insights, Issue 3, 2022

The NLRB Proposes to Re-Re-Revise Its Joint Employer Standard - On September 6, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the standard for determining joint employer status...more

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NLRB Proposes New Rules Expanding Joint Employer Status

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The ping pong game over who is a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (the "Act") continues. On September 6, 2022, the Biden-appointed majority controlling the National Labor Relations Board (the "Board")...more

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NLRB Plans to Revise Joint Employer Standard Once Again

On Friday, December 10, 2021, the Board announced in its regulatory agenda that it plans to engage in rulemaking on the standard for determining whether two employers are “joint employers” under the NLRA. ...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The National Labor Relations Board 2020 Year In Review – An Overview of Major Developments in Labor Law

INTRODUCTION - In our last Review, we reported that the National Labor Relations Board had a very busy year. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was also a fairly busy year for the Board. In its final...more

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Battle Continues Over Joint-Employment Standards That Affect Franchising

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Despite recent setbacks, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) is continuing its efforts to clarify the standard for finding two separate entities to be “joint employers” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Under the...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

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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

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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

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Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - February 2020 #3

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NLRB Issues Final Joint Employer Rule. On February 26, the NLRB published its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. ...more

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NLRB Issues Pro-Employer Joint Employment Rule

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On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB) issued its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). The final rule replaces the Obama administration’s...more

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NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule Signals a Welcome Return to Sensible Workplace Regulation

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For countless companies that contract with other businesses for human capital or other services in which the employees of one entity are deployed to perform work for another, there is always a risk that the misdeeds of one...more

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NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Restores “Substantial Direct and Immediate Control” Test

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On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board released its long-awaited final rule regarding joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  The final rule is scheduled to be published in the...more

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NLRB Issues New Rule Narrowing Joint-Employer Standard

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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that it is releasing a final rule (the “Rule”) on February 26, 2020 revising the prior joint-employer standard used to hold franchisors or businesses that use employees...more

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NLRB issues new final rule on joint employer status

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On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule returning to a tighter standard for determining when workers are considered to be jointly employed by two or more employers under the...more

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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Joint Employer

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The National Labor and Review Board (NLRB) issued a final rule on February 25, 2020, that codifies a majority of the changes it proposed to its joint employer test in September 2018. These changes will take effect on April...more

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New NLRB Rule Defining Joint-Employer Status to Take Effect

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The National Labor Relations Board has announced the issuance of its final rule governing joint-employer status. The new rule, which was first proposed in September 2018 and has been the subject of extensive public comment,...more

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5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2019

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more

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