PRO Act Passed by the House
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 224-194 to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R.2474) on Thursday, Feb. 6. seven Democrats broke from their party and opposed […]
Tag Archives: Joint Employer Status
White House Action on Key Labor Department Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division rulemakings on “regular rate” of pay and “joint employer” wage liability are on track for final publication as they move through […]
House Subcommittee Schedules Another PRO Act Hearing
The House Education and Labor’s Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee will hold its second hearing on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474) on Thursday, July […]
CALL TO ACTION: Stop NLRB from Changing Joint Employer Standard
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is trying to change the joint employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act. This standard is used to determine when two or more […]
Education & Workforce Committee Expresses Concerns Over OSHA’s Multiemployer Citation Standard
On Oct. 13, U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-Minn.) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) asked the Department of Labor (DOL) to provide information on […]
IWLA Supports Act Aimed at Rescinding the Joint Employer Decision
In an attempt to reverse the U.S. National Labor Relation Board’s (NLRB) joint employer decision in the Browning-Ferris case, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) introduced the […]
