At long last, the public comment period for the new joint employer regulation has finally closed. The regulation, which was first published in the federal register last September 18, was initially open for public comment only through November 18. Since that time however, the closing deadline was postponed twice until January 12, and then, caught…
Read More »Despite calls for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to slow its engines on rolling back the definition of joint employer, the agency appears steadfast in its determination to undo the Obama-era expansion of joint employer applicability. NLRB Chairman John Ring rejected a formal request he received from two democratic members of Congress to rescind…
Read More »It is apparently the deadline that never is, but the January 14 deadline for new public comments on the joint employer rule was extended again last Friday by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Under the terms of this latest extension, new public comments must be received by January 28, 2019 and responses to new…
Read More »On December 28th, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited Browning-Ferris Industries appeal decision – nearly two years after oral arguments were presented in the case. In a 2-1 split decision, the court found that BFI should not be considered a joint employer, but at the same time found that the analytical structure with which the…
Read More »On another front in the ongoing joint employer battle, the clarification promised by the Department of Labor in the form of a new rulemaking defining joint employer under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has yet to be completed. The DOL had proposed that such a rule would be written and circulated…
Read More »The public comment period on a proposed new regulation from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) governing joint employer status remains open for another 2 weeks, but the proposal has already received some harsh criticism – from the General Counsel of the agency himself! NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb released his comments just over one…
Read More »The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week released its strategic plan for the agency’s immediate future and this week that it was again extending – for a second time – the comment period for its proposed joint employer rule, which would make it harder for businesses to be held liable for labor violations committed…
Read More »Legislation has passed the Ohio state senate that exempts franchisors from joint employer status. Still subject to one final concurrence vote in the House before it is sent to the Governor for his signature, House bill 494 specifically exempts franchisors from any liability as a joint employer unless the franchisor specifically adopts joint employer status…
Read More »As we’ve reported before, the extended public comment period relating proposed changes to the definition of joint employer ends next Thursday, December 13. The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register in September and was extended an additional 30 days to allow for additional comments. If any of our readers have yet to comment…
Read More »The National Labor Relations Board this week extended the deadline for public comments on its proposed joint-employer rule for an extra month. The 60-day public comment period was scheduled to end on November 13, but the agency postponed that deadline now until December 13. Public comments will be accepted until that time and until December…
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