NLRB, Joint Employers, Proposed Legislation

Beltway Buzz - May 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/13/2024

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

Labor Law Today—2022 Year in Review

Perkins Coie on 2/15/2023

2022 Proposed Rules and Legislation - Joint Employer Status: Proposed Rulemaking - On September 6, 2022, the Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a new “joint employer” legal standard under the...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2022

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/12/2022

Congress Is Back. Summer break is over, and like the many children who have recently returned to school, our congressional lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C., this week to kick off a four-week stint before they leave to...more

[Podcast] The PRO Act: Why You Should Know What It Is and Why It Will Reshape the American Workplace

BakerHostetler on 3/17/2021

Peter Fischer and Christian White, two attorneys in BakerHostetler’s Labor and Employment Group, discuss the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, commonly referred to as the “PRO Act,” and discuss how the most transformative...more

A Resurrected PRO Act Could Pay Dividends For Big Labor This Time Around

Fisher Phillips on 2/9/2021

As we recently forecasted, the House of Representatives has reintroduced a bill designed to radically transform the labor relations landscape, substantially tilting the playing field towards organized labor. The “Protecting...more

Labor Law Today—2020 Year in Review

Perkins Coie on 1/14/2021

No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives. ...more

Beltway Buzz - September 2020 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/21/2020

Chilly Climate in D.C. Just like the bit of autumn chill that descended upon Washington, D.C., this week, congressional negotiations over a new pandemic relief package have cooled. A compromise legislative effort announced...more

The Practical NLRB Advisor: Spring 2019

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/19/2019

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the spring 2019 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This edition provides a close look at the development of the...more

Beltway Buzz - February 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/18/2019

Joint-Employer Comment Docket Closes. As the Buzz mentioned previously, February 11, 2019, was the due date for submission of reply comments on the National Labor Relations Board’s proposed joint-employer rule. The next step...more

January 2019: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/11/2019

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

The Labor and Employment Horizon—2019

Jackson Walker on 1/24/2019

If there has been one constant in employment law over the last generation, it is change. The forecast for 2019 is no different. In Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Texas Legislature, employers can expect developments that...more

Beltway Buzz - January 2019 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/21/2019

“Snurlough.” Today is day 28 of the partial government shutdown. A bigger-than-expected snowstorm that hit the D.C. region this past weekend led to a Monday in which the federal government was both closed and (partially) shut...more

Beltway Buzz - December 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/17/2018

Joint-Employer Extension. This week the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) further extended the deadline for submission of comments in response to its proposed joint-employer rulemaking. Comments had been due on December...more

Web Exclusive - June 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/10/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Beltway Buzz - June, 2018 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/18/2018

Our Washington Capitals fever is breaking here in D.C. but not before local area legislators introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating the team on their recent Stanley Cup victory. No surprise...more

Beltway Buzz - May, 2018 #2

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/21/2018

The Buzz returns renewed and reenergized from last week’s highly successful Workplace Strategies conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where approximately 800 employer representatives gathered with Ogletree Deakins lawyers to...more

Beltway Buzz - March, 2018 #5

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/2/2018

It’s spring recess in D.C., and the Senate and House will be off for two weeks. While the recess means lighter traffic, it doesn’t mean that the labor and employment policy machine grinds to a halt....more

Joint Employer Standard Relaxed – For Now

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/12/2018

Business owners, franchisors, contractors, and staffing agencies can breathe a little easier – for the moment – following the National Labor Relations Board’s reversal last month of a controversial Obama-era standard that...more

NLRB Rolls Back "Browning-Ferris" Joint Employer Test

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/18/2017

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday overruled Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc., an Obama-era decision that expanded the doctrine of joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....more

House Passes Bill Limiting Joint-Employer Liability

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/14/2017

The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 3441—the Save Local Business Act—which, if enacted, would redefine the term "joint employer" under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Fair Labor Standards...more

Passage of the Save Local Businesses Act in the House May Signal a Broader Rejection of Obama-Era Rules On Joint Employment

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/14/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 7, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Save Local Businesses Act. If passed by the Senate, the bill would overturn Obama-era decisions and agency guidance broadly defining and...more

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