Labor union lodges NLRB complaint against Google and staffing provider
A union that represents workers of all categories at Google filed a complaint alleging unfair labor practices against a staffing provider, including Google as a joint employer.
Temp workers and Covid-19 liability
Some states adopt different approaches to workers’ compensation coverage issues as they apply to Covid-19. As co-employers, buyers are shielded from further liability when workers’ comp applies.
Will buyers be on the hook for Covid-19 paid-leave charges?
You may have been surprised to see a new charge on a recent staffing invoice: paid sick leave for one or more of your contingent workers. Why you might be obligated to pay.
NY judge strikes down DOL co-employment rule
A federal district court in New York struck down a significant portion of the DOL’s new standard for establishing joint-employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Term limits: Misunderstood role in co-employment — Part 2
Co-employment is a factor in many labor laws and is interpreted differently by agencies and courts. An attorney shares a few examples and explains when term limits do make business sense.
State AGs sue to stop DOL joint-employer rule
Attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit last week to stop the US Department of Labor’s new joint-employer rule.
Term limits: Misunderstood role in co-employment
Often the most common risk contingent workforce programs want to address is co-employment and a common strategy they turn to is term limits. An employment attorney and co-employment expert reprises his argument that the strategy is flawed.
NLRB issues joint-employer final rule
The National Labor Relations Board issued its final rule governing joint-employer status, restoring the standard applied by the board prior to the 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, but with the greater clarity.
Term limits have little benefit when adopted to avoid co-employment
How long someone has been engaged is almost never very important in deciding whether co-employment exists in a particular case.
Judge denies preliminary injunction in Uber, Postmates AB 5 lawsuit
A federal judge denied a request for preliminary injunction in a lawsuit seeking to prohibit enforcement of California’s AB 5 law against drivers while the lawsuit is heard.
