Are your suppliers’ subcontractors on the up-and-up?
A LinkedIn program manager puts suppliers on notice that programs like hers are watching to ensure their subcontractors remain compliant and treat their workers well in Staffing Industry Review.
Codified worker classification rules coming soon
New legislative efforts are underway to on joint employment and independent contractor usage. Staying on top of them is a key program capability.
H-1B workers: Higher costs ahead?; Court’s joint employer case action
Legal news from Lexology: Queries from USCIS signal wage scrutiny H-1B visa applications may face; a court remands a joint-employer case back to the NLRB.
House Bill seeks to redefine joint employment
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House last week amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to clear up joint employment confusion.
No co-employment in SOW, done right
Joint employment does not exist in a — properly managed-- SOW engagement because of the business-to--business nature of the transaction.
The ground is moving
In the world of work, two debates rage on: Who is a co-employer, and who is an independent contractor? The answers may be everyone and no one, respectively, writes Elizabeth Larson, an attorney with Michael Best and Friedrich LLC.
Buyer and staffing firm still joint employers post project
The NLRB ruled a construction company and its staffing firm are joint employers — even though the projects for which the staffing firm provided workers were complete.
How to relieve your joint employment anxiety
Some government agencies have changed their rules to more easily find joint employment. Here are ways to mitigate your risk.
Co-employment is a fact of life, but tenure confusion prevails
Used for the right reasons they provide great benefits, but relying on assignment limits to mitigate co-employment risk is ineffective.
Drilling down into joint employer designations
What you need to know about new guidance on how joint employment is established in cases brought under the the FLSA and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
