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September 6th, 2022

Labor Board Proposes Tossing Trump Joint Employer Regulation (3)

A National Labor Relations Board move to ease the legal standard for deciding when one company jointly employs another firm’s workers is a big step toward undoing the employer-friendly rule minted during the Trump administration. The looser standard proposed Tuesday could mean legal exposure for national franchise companies such as…

U.S. labor board to expand companies’ ‘joint employer’ liability

A U.S. labor board on Tuesday moved to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations by their franchisees and contractors, proposing to revive an Obama-era standard heavily criticized by trade groups.

Labor Board Proposes New Joint Employer Rule, Easing Trump-Era Limits

The federal board that oversees labor management relations is proposing a new rule that would make it easier for workers to say they are employed by two employers at once, a move that could open the door to employee claims against businesses that rely on franchisees, contractors…