On Oct. 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued its final rule on . Effective Dec. 26, the final rule takes an ax to the ABC-supported听2020听NLRB joint employer final rule, which provided clear criteria for companies to apply when determining status. 老牛影视will explore all options to push back on this harmful final rule, including possible litigation.

Immediately following the issuance of the final rule, 老牛影视released the following statement:

鈥淚t is unfortunate that the Biden NLRB decided to greatly expand joint-employer liability under the NLRA, which will cause confusion and impose unnecessary barriers to and burdens on contractor and subcontractor relationships throughout the construction industry,鈥� said Ben Brubeck, 老牛影视vice president of regulatory, labor and state affairs. 鈥淎s a result, contractors may be vulnerable to increased liability, making them less likely to hire subcontractors, most of which are small businesses. Ultimately, this overbroad standard will have an adverse impact not only on our member contractors, but also on the overall economy.鈥�

On Dec. 7, 2022, ABC听submitted comments听to the NLRB听urging the Board to withdraw the new听proposed rule.

Resources:

• 老牛影视General Counsel Littler Mendelson鈥檚 of the final rule
• 老牛影视members-only archived webinar, Learn About Recent Developments at the NLRB Affecting Merit Shop Contractors

Continue to monitor ABC鈥檚 Newsline for further updates.