A federal district court ruled that portions of the Trump Administration’s revised “joint employer” rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act and conflicts with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
09-09-2020 The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 7 voted 242-181 in favor of the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441) which, if enacted, would redefine the definition of joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
11-14-2017 The House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Oct. 4 passed legislation along party lines that would redefine the term “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The legislation, which NATSO supports as an active member of the Coalition to Save Local Businesses and was an issue on which NATSO members lobbied at the 2016 NATSO Day on the Hill, would clarify that two or more employers must have direct control over employees to be considered “joint employers.”
10-06-2017 The Department of Labor on May 23 sent to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) a new proposed rulemaking rescinding the Obama Administration’s persuader rule.
05-26-2017