The National Labor Relations Board could revise the 30-year-old standard of what it means to be an employer in case involving a staffing buyer and a staffing firm, Crain’s Chicago Business reports. For the story, click here. The case could be decided by Dec. 16.

Separately, the American Staffing Association was one of several organizations to file an amicus brief in the case arguing against changing the standard. “Application of a new standard for the determination of joint employer status, particularly a standard lacking in predictability such as an ‘economic realities’ test, will inevitably lead to client reluctance to use the services of staffing firms, killing jobs and harming workers and the economy,” according to the ASA’s brief.