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August 14th, 2015

MARYLAND BUSINESS OWNERS TO MEET WITH REP. HOYER TO DISCUSS CONCERNS OVER NLRB ACTIONS

Maryland-area business owners and representatives will meet with House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5) to discuss the growth of small businesses in Southern Maryland and the challenges they face as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) considers expanding the definition of a “joint employer”. As reported this morning in Politico,…

The Administration Is about to Upend American Business Practices

By Iain Murray – Competitive Enterprise Institute It is probably the biggest change in American employment law since the National Labor Relations Act and its reform in the 1930s and ‘40s, but it could happen without the general public realizing it. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, a product of…

While Washington Waits, State AGs Voice Opposition to New ‘Joint Employer’ Definition

Many labor experts anticipate the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to issue a decision by the end of August in the long-awaited Browning Ferris Industries case. In Browning Ferris, the Board is expected to completely upend the long-established ‘joint employer’ standard and replace it with an amorphous “direct, indirect and…