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Labor/Employment,
Administrative/Regulatory

Feb. 28, 2018

NLRB vacates ruling, re-establishing lower standard for joint employer liability

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned a December decision, returning to a previously established precedent that lowered the standard for establishing joint employer status in complaints involving contractors or franchisees.

The National Labor Relations Board has overturned its own December decision, returning to a lower standard for establishing joint employer status in complaints involving contractors or franchisees.

In the new order issued Monday, the board vacated its December ruling which had overturned the 2-year-old precedent referred to as the Browning-Ferris standard. Browning-Ferris Industries Chemical Services Inc. is one company inv...

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