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California Company Appeals NLRB Decision on Joint-Employer Standard

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BFI) has filed a legal challenge to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) expansive decision redefining the joint employer standard. The NLRB switched to a broader test that allowed companies to be potentially liable for labor violations even if they only had indirect or unexercised control over employment conditions.

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NLRB Changes the Joint-Employer Standard, Increased Bargaining Power for Temp Workers

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In a 3-2 decision involving a California employer, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) “refined” the standard it will use for determining joint-employer status. This decision may impact businesses that outsource, contract for labor, use temp workers, have franchise relationships, or have other alternative work arrangements.