DOL’s Joint Employer Shift Designed to Withstand Legal Challenge

A proposed change to how the Department of Labor determines joint employer classification is primed to withstand the kind of ...
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Back to the Joint Employer: Having Changed the Classification Test for Independent Contractors, Will the California Legislature Target the Joint Employer Test Next?

As reported here and here, California recently enacted new legislation – Assembly Bill 5 – that expanded the scope of an “employee” under state law. Beginning January 1, 2020, the answer to whether a ...
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NLRB and US DOL Issue Rulemaking on Joint Employment and Independent Contractor Classification

On February 27, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board published a rule in the Federal Register—Withdrawal of 2023 Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status, 91 Fed. Reg. 9707 (Feb. 27, 2026) ...