Topics: Labor

Joint Employer Bill Gets Senate Panel Hearing

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) called the National Labor Relations Board's recent decision to redefine and expand joint employer liability under the National Labor Relations Act the biggest attack on small business opportunity that he’s seen in a long, long time. Sen. Alexander made the remarks during his opening statement at a Senate panel hearing on the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act. Sen. Alexander recently introduced the measure to revert the joint employer test in place prior to the NLRB’s August 3-2 decision. More

Coalition Urges Congress to Restore Longstanding Joint Employer Standard

The Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, of which NATSO is a member, urged Congress to quickly pass the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (S. 2015/H.R. 3549), which would restore the longstanding joint employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act. More

An Employee Recently Changed Her Name, When Should I Update Her Personnel Records?

An employee recently finalized her divorce and has provided the court record with her new name. Can I change her name on her personnel records before she provides the updated social security card and other ID? More

Joint Employer Bill Pushes Back on Labor Initiatives

Republican Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Congressman John Kline (R- MN) on Sept. 9 introduced legislation designed to undo the recent expansion of joint employer liability under federal law. The legislation responds to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision issued last month redefining "joint employer" in a manner that would make it easier for two or more companies to be considered "joint employers." More

NATSO Responds to DOL Proposal to Expand Overtime Eligibility

NATSO on Sept. 4 filed comments with the Department of Labor in response to the agency’s proposed rule governing which employees are eligible for overtime pay. More

NLRB Redefines Joint-Employer Standard

In a 3-2 decision last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in its case against Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) that redefines and expands "joint employer” liability under the National Labor Relations Act, making it easier for two or more companies to be declared joint employers. More

What Is The Risk Of Using A Generic Schedule Of Work Hours?

Are we at risk if employees' timecards are consistently showing a "generic" schedule of 8am - 5pm with an hour lunch? Even if the employee is entering the time themselves manually onto a timesheet? More

NATSO Seeks Member Input on Overtime Pay Requirements

NATSO currently is seeking member help in collecting information about employee wages and duties so that the association can submit public comments on the Department of Labor's proposed rule governing which employees are eligible for overtime pay. More

Court Rejects Challenge to "Ambush Elections" Rule

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejected a challenge filed by the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and several other business and trade groups against the National Labor Relations Board's "ambush elections" rule. More

Joint-Employer Standard, Overtime Eligibility Top Employer Concerns

Possible changes to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) definition of joint employer and expansion of employee overtime eligibility rank among top employer concerns, according to the 2015 Executive Employer Survey Report. More

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