Recently, some government agencies have changed their rules to more easily find joint employment in situations where they did not find it before. Joint employment can expose separate employers to union organizing and to increased liability for wage payment, payroll taxes, civil rights violations, workplace safety and other issues. It can also subject small employers to federal jurisdiction under laws that would otherwise exempt them. George Reardon, an attorney specializing in the staffing industry, discusses ways to relieve clients’ joint employment anxiety and help fend off a joint employment finding.

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