‘Joint employer’ rule could inhibit ESG initiatives, group cautions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 12, 2022
The unintended consequence of the National Labor Relations Board’s proposed “joint employer” rule could be a stifling of environmental, social and governance initiatives among corporations....
SNFs face ‘increased and increasingly hostile’ government scrutiny, attorneys say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
The increased scrutiny facing nursing home providers since the COVID-19 pandemic includes “overall increased and increasingly sort of hostile approach by surveyors in the quality-of-care area,” according...
New ‘joint employer’ definition proposed; providers could face greater liability
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday announced a draft of its long-anticipated new “joint employer” definition.
New proposed ‘joint employer’ definition coming in July, NLRB says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2022
Changing the definition of joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act is high on the National Labor Relations Board’s to-do list, according to a list of spring rulemaking priorities...
Take another look at ‘joint employer’ standard, court tells NLRB
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
A Washington, DC, district court on Friday directed the National Labor Relations Board to revisit its “joint employer” standard and more fully explain its reasoning for applying the rule to a case...
Advocates celebrate joint employer ruling while potential appeal, contrary order await
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 12, 2024
Long-term care industry advocates are celebrating after a federal judge on Friday vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule, which had been set to go into effect Monday. Attorneys,...