Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 rule changing the standard for establishing whether two affiliated entities are joint employers. Continue Reading Texas federal court strikes down NLRB’s joint employer rule
As we discussed in a recent blog post, last year the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule revising the standard for determining a joint employer. The rule was due to go into effect on Dec. 26, 2023, but was delayed when business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce brought a lawsuit in Texas against the NLRB alleging the rule exceeds the NLRB’s authority. Recently, a Texas federal judge delayed the rule implementation until Mar. 11, 2024 to give the Court additional time to issue a decision. Continue Reading NLRB joint employer rule delayed
Recently, the NLRB issued a rule revising the standard for determining a joint employer. Joint employment involves two or more businesses’ sharing of an employee’s activities and therefore sharing legal responsibilities.Continue Reading NLRB finalizes expanded joint employer rule
On March 11, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to rescind the previous administration’s joint employer and independent contractor rules.
Continue Reading Biden administration DOL proposes rescinding Trump-era joint employer and independent contractor rules