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NLRB Rule Vastly Expanding Joint Employer Risk Under the National Labor Relations Act is Vacated Before Taking Effect (Updated...

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Update: Since the alert below was issued on March 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) appealed the lower court’s decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 19, 2024, the Board filed an...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Court Throws Out NLRB's Joint Employer Rule

Last week, a federal district court judge in Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule. That rule significantly expands the definition of joint employers, making a company subject to NLRB...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Court Delays Effective Date of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

Last week, a Texas federal court extended a temporary ban on implementation of the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule until March 11. The rule was originally effective in December, but the NLRB delayed the...more

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NLRB Adopts, Then Extends Deadline for New Joint Employer Rule

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Oct. 26, 2023, issued a new rule that significantly expands who qualifies as a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act. Under the new rule, which rescinds the prior...more

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FTC Proposes Rule to Strike Noncompete Agreements Nationwide

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed new rule that would effectively prohibit employers from requiring employees to agree to noncompete clauses. The public is invited to submit comments...more

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[Podcast] Deep in the Heart of Updated Texas Franchise Tax Sourcing Rules

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In mid-January, the Texas Comptroller issued controversial amendments to its franchise (margin) tax apportionment sourcing rules. Are the rules an administrative drift towards market-based sourcing? Matt Hunsaker breaks down...more

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The Ballad Of The Hare And The Tortoise: FASB Delays ASC 606

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Surprise! On April 8th, FASB delayed for one year the implementation of the new ASC 606 revenue recognition standards for private companies, citing the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to delaying implementation, FASB...more

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NLRB Announces Final Joint Employer Rule

Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced its Final Rule regarding joint employment. While the NLRB rarely engages in rulemaking, it deemed it necessary in...more

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Good News for Employers - NLRB Finalizes Joint Employer Rule Reducing Litigation Risk

Earlier this week, the NLRB made official a less stringent standard on joint employer liability, returning to a decades old approach which had been applied until the NLRB’s decision in 2015 which made the standard less...more

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6 Key Takeaways | National Labor Relations Board Issues New Final Rule on Joint Employers

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB/Board) recently issued a new rule effectively overturning an Obama-era precedent on joint employer status and making it harder to show that two companies are joint employers. In doing...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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UPDATE: NLRB Tightens Joint Employer Rule in Favor of Employers

This week the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) released the final version of its new standard for the test to be used in determining whether workers are jointly-employed by affiliated businesses (like in scenarios with...more

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NLRB Issues its Final Rule for its New Joint Employer Standard

This morning the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) unveiled the final rule setting forth the new legal test it will apply in analyzing whether affiliated businesses are “joint employers”. The final rule, which will...more

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5 Things You Need To Know About The Labor Board’s New Joint Employment Rule

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The National Labor Relations Board just published a final rule that will soon fundamentally alter the definition of joint employment, making it more difficult for businesses to be held legally responsible for alleged labor...more

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US Taxation of IP After Tax Reform

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Introduction - U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become astoundingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new rules are so complex that the IRS and Treasury are still figuring out the details of how...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Summer 2018

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In This Issue - US Taxation of IP After Tax Reform - U.S. taxation of intellectual property has become astoundingly more complex after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new rules are so complex that the IRS and Treasury...more

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