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NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Triggers Fears of Higher Trucking Costs

NLRB rule change could impact trucking industry

A change in how the National Labor Relations Board determines whether a company is considered a “joint employer” with another company could disrupt relationships among carriers while imposing higher costs on the trucking sector.

U.S. Labor Board to Expand Companies’ Joint Employer Liability

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A U.S. labor board proposed reviving an Obama-era standard heavily criticized by trade groups on Tuesday in order to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for labor law violations committed by their franchisees and contractors. The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed rule would classify companies as “joint employers” when they… Continue reading U.S. Labor Board to Expand Companies’ Joint Employer Liability

Biden Administration Moves to Tilt Pay and Power Toward Workers

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President Biden is advancing a series of regulatory changes aimed at increasing workers’ pay and gaining them other benefits, moves that opponents say could burden businesses amid an uneven economic recovery. The rule changes, most of which are still in progress, would affect workers such as federal contractors, tipped employees and workers who are jointly… Continue reading Biden Administration Moves to Tilt Pay and Power Toward Workers

Judge Voids Trump ‘Joint Employer’ Rule that States Called Anti-Labor

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A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration rule that narrowed the definition of “joint employer,” and which the attorneys general of 17 states and Washington, D.C. said would eliminate important labor protections for workers. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan said the rule was “arbitrary and capricious” because the Department of… Continue reading Judge Voids Trump ‘Joint Employer’ Rule that States Called Anti-Labor