Members of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on a bill that would undo the new joint employer standard the National Labor Relations Board recently established. As previously discussed, the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (H.R. 3459, S. 2015) would amend the National Labor Relations Act in light of the Board’s contentious decision in Browning-Ferris Industries. In this decision, the Board determined that if an entity affects the means and manner—either directly or indirectly—of the work terms and conditions of another entity’s employees, it will be considered a joint employer with the other entity, even if that power was unexercised.
Home > Federal Law Articles > Labor Law > General (Labor Law) > House Hearing Addresses NLRB’s New Joint Employer Standard