03
Aug
Labor Department Rescinds Trump-Era Joint Employer Rule; A Democratic Majority at NLRB
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on July 29 announced it will rescind a joint employer rule that took effect in March 2020. In a separate development, the Senate yesterday confirmed two of President Biden’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The two Democratic appointees will give the Democrats a 3-2 majority.
At the beginning of 2020, DOL announced a final rule to provide a clearer methodology for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The rule offered employers clarity and certainty regarding their responsibility to pay federal minimum wage and overtime for all hours worked over 40 in a work week.