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Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois Equivalent Benefits Law for Temporary Workers

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In November 2023, soon after Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed amendments to the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (the “Act”), several staffing agencies and associations sued for an injunction against...more

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Federal Court Invalidates NLRB’s Joint Employer Standard

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Update: As we indicate below, the NLRB’s final rule regarding the standard to determine joint-employer status under the NLRA was met with a challenge in the court system, and on March 8, 2024, just days before the applicable...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Expansive “Joint Employment” Standard

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On the eve of its going into effect, a federal court struck down the expansive joint-employment standard announced by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) last fall. At issue is who may be considered a...more

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NLRB’s New Joint Employment Rules Struck Down By Federal District Court

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In October 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its new Final Rule addressing and expanding the proper standard for determining joint employment status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This was...more

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Employment Law Update: NLRB News You Should Know - THE JOINT EMPLOYER RULE ON HOLD, AGAIN

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In October 2023, the NLRB finalized its Joint Employer Rule (the Rule), which was slated to become effective February 26, 2024. The Rule would expand when franchisors, staffing company users and other placement firms with...more

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NLRB Announces Final Rule for Employee-Friendly Joint Employer Test

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As HR Legalist predicted when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced the proposed rule in September 2022, the pendulum of federal labor and employment law has once again swung in an employee-friendly direction....more

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NLRB Casts Wider Joint-Employer Net With New Final Rule

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On October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule for joint-employer status that will make it far more likely for one business to be deemed a joint employer of another business’s employees...more

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NLRB's Final Rule Revamps Definition of Joint Employers – What Employers, Franchisors, and Staffing Agencies Should Know

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Executive Summary: Yesterday (October 26, 2023), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its final rule addressing the standard for joint employer status. It expands liability for affiliated businesses, mandating...more

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NLRB Continues Political Tennis Match by Reversing Joint Employer Rule

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​​​​​​​In 2015, the Democrat-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new standard for determining when two employers are jointly covered under federal labor laws applicable to a single set of employees. The...more

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NLRB Plans to Revise Joint Employer Standard Once Again

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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

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Court Vacates Key Parts of DOL “Joint Employer” Rule Months After Implementing

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On September 8, 2020, the Southern District of New York struck down a recent Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that changed the standard of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  The court determined...more

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New NLRB Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Doctrine

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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

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

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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

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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’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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