NLRB decision could have senior living implications
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board has changed its standard for determining joint employer status, and the decision may have implications for senior living operators.
Bill would restore joint employer definition
Oct 29, 2015
Legislation approved Oct. 28 by the House Education and the Workforce Committee would negate the National Labor Relations Board’s August decision that changed the standard for determining joint employer...
Byrne bill would restore ‘joint employer’ definition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2017
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) has introduced legislation designed to restore the definition of a joint employer to one that has “actual, direct and immediate” control over employees.
Obama-era ‘joint employer’ definition back in effect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2018
The definition of “joint employer” is reverting to one established during the Obama administration after the National Labor Relations Board announced Monday that one of its members had a potential...
New ‘joint employer’ definition proposed; providers could face greater liability
By
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...
‘Joint employer’ ruling appeal case arguments to begin Thursday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2017
Oral arguments are set to begin Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as Browning-Ferris Industries looks to overturn a 2015 decision by the National Labor Relations...
Labor Department announces final ‘joint employer’ rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 14, 2020
Senior living industry companies and other types of firms that use temporary workers or contractors through staffing agencies now have some clarification as to when they have minimum wage and overtime...