Biden Vetoes Bid to Repeal US Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers May 6, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a...
Judge Blocks NLRB Rule on Contract and Franchise Workers March 11, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Friday struck down a U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would treat...
Business Groups Sue Labor Board to Block Contract, Franchise Worker Rule November 13, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Several major U.S. business groups sued a federal labor board on Nov. 9, seeking to strike down a rule treating...
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...
Trump Nominee Kaplan to Tilt Labor Board to Republican Majority June 21, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump was poised on Tuesday to nominate Washington lawyer Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board, nudging...
House Labor Panel Chair Foxx Ready to Take on Unions, Democrats December 6, 2016 By Robert Iafolla The incoming chair of the congressional panel that oversees labor issues on Monday questioned the need for unions and said...
Joint Employer Ruling Hikes Parent Companies’ Liability, Unions’ Bargaining Power August 31, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A major ruling handed down on Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board could give unions greater bargaining power...
Franchise Parents, Staffing Firms Ruled Joint Employers Under Labor Law August 28, 2015 By Jim Snyder More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by contractors and forced to negotiate wages and benefits with...
NLRB’s McDonald’s Ruling Raising Liability Concerns for Franchise Operators July 31, 2014 By Amanda Becker Under Democratic President Barack Obama, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has been taking a stance on workplace relations that...