A group of Senate Republicans are arguing that the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule could have a negative impact on older Americans, the latest volley against a regulation set to take effect early next year.
Companies that exert enough control to be deemed a joint employer of another firm’s workers share liability for unfair labor practices and union bargaining obligations. The NLRB’s new rule expands the type of control that can trigger a joint employment finding, going from just direct control to also cover indirect and reserved, unexercised control
This could affect operators of senior living facilities that ...