Tag: joint employer
Labor Department Issues Final Joint Employer Rule
The Labor Department yesterday announced a final rule to provide a clearer methodology for determining joint employer status. The rule will provide employers clarity and certainty regarding their responsibility to pay federal minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
NLRB Restores Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard
The National Labor Relations Board today effectively reinstated the Obama-era joint employer standard. The stunning reversal came after it was determined that board member William Emanuel had a conflict of interest when he voted with the 3-2 majority last December to overturn the 2015 ruling in the case of Browning-Ferris Industries that radically expanded the traditional definition for joint employer status.
House Passes Joint Employer Bill, Providing Certainty for Small Businesses
NAHB today commended the House for passing the bipartisan Save Local Business Act, legislation that would amend the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act to restore a common sense joint employer standard for home building firms and other small businesses.
Senate Confirmation Ensures Full Slate at NLRB
The Senate late yesterday confirmed William Emanuel to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), giving the GOP a 3-2 majority on the five-member board.
Joint Employer Bill Would Give Clarity, Certainty to Small Businesses
NAHB today urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Save Local Business Act, legislation that would boost housing affordability and provide small businesses certainty and predictability by clarifying under law what constitutes a joint employer.
