Amazon Hit With US Labor Board Complaint Over ‘Joint Employment’ of Drivers October 3, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com has been accused by a U.S. labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed...
Companies May Be Employers of Contract, Franchise Workers Under US Labor Rule October 30, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner and Nate Raymond A U.S. labor board on Oct. 26 issued a final rule making it easier for workers and unions to hold...
Labor Board to Expand Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability September 7, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Tuesday moved to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for...
Union Sues to Overturn Trump-Era Rule that Narrowed Definition of ‘Joint Employer’ September 21, 2021 By Josh Eidelson The union behind the “Fight for $15” movement is suing to overturn a Trump-era rule that makes it harder to...
Trump Labor Rule That Narrows ‘Joint Employer’ Standard Struck Down by Judge September 9, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration rule that narrowed the definition of “joint employer,” and which...
Board Finalizes Rule Scaling Back Joint Employer Liability for Franchisees, Contractors February 25, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Tuesday finalized a rule that will make it more difficult to hold companies liable for...
Trump Administration Issues New Rule on Joint Employer Liability January 13, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards...
McDonald’s Has Friends in High Places in High-Stakes Labor Fight December 12, 2019 By Michael Smith, Josh Eidelson, Lauren Etter and Hassan Kanu In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
Labor Department Moves to Ease Franchisor Liability April 2, 2019 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday issued a proposal that would make it more difficult to prove companies are...
Trump’s Labor Board to Try Again to Ease Obama Franchise Liability Standard September 14, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces federal labor laws took the first steps on Thursday towards loosening an Obama-era standard that...