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December 16th, 2022

Members of Congress Join IFA in Opposing Proposed Joint-Employer Standard

A group of congressional members sent letters to the National Labor Relations Board opposing a proposed joint-employer standard change. In September, the NLRB announced that it was proposing to change the standard, replacing the one set in April 2020 with a rule closer to that of the one established in…

Businesses press NLRB on joint employer proposal

Business groups are gearing up to go to the mat if the National Labor Relations Board moves forward with a plan to redefine the circumstances under which a worker should be considered “jointly employed” by two or more entities. The NLRB has been bombarded with nearly 12,000 public comments in…

‘Joint employer’ proposal brings a wave of warnings from the franchise community

The restaurant industry has bombarded the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with reasons not to broaden the federal definition of “joint employer,” a move they warn could bring franchising to a near halt. Industry associations and rank-and-file franchisees that submitted feedback on the proposed redefinition during the NRLB’s comment period…