Co-employment

The US Chamber of Commerce calls the move a ‘major legal victory.’

The court ruled there are “plausible reasons” for treating transportation and delivery referral firms differently from other types of referral companies.

The House failed in a subsequent override attempt, though the rule remains on hold following a federal court ruling.

Legislators voted last week to repeal the new worker-friendly rule, which is currently tied up in federal court. Biden has promised to veto the Senate’s action.

The federal judge’s delay of the NLRB rule change for determining joint-employer status highlights challenges the regulation faces from lawsuits and legislators. 

The teen was killed at a Mar-Jac Poultry plant after he became caught in the rollers of a still-energized deboning machine, WDAM reported.

Often considered a foe to the contingent workforce program, co-employment offers significant financial benefits, and avoiding it can put your program in peril.

The National Labor Relations Board officially put redefining joint-employer classification on its agenda; the public comment process should open in September.

Comcast and its staffing supplier, Robert Half, face a potential class action suit for allegedly failing to pay overtime wages to contingents working as incident managers.

Two recent court cases drew clear lines distinguishing between joint-employer and independent contractor classification analysis. Contingent workforce program managers will want to take note.