On Feb. 17, 老牛影视sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) expressing concern over several regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).听

On Jan. 20, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil released a detailed Administrator鈥檚 Interpretation (AI) and related guidance on the definition of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). 听The new DOL guidance comes on the heels of recent, controversial expansion of the joint employer definition by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). According to the new DOL guidance, joint employment occurs 鈥渨hen an employee is employed by two (or more) employers such that the

老牛影视is encouraging all members to call on their Senators and Representatives to co-sponsor and support the 鈥淧rotecting Local Business Opportunity Act鈥� (S. 2015/ H.R. 3459). This important legislation will help provide additional stability for contractors, subcontractors and their employees by restoring the 30 year old 鈥渏oint employer鈥� standard, encouraging local business ownership and employee opportunity.

ABC听reiterated its support听in advance of a U.S House of Representatives听subcommittee hearing听on legislation introduced Sept. 9 designed to help restore the 鈥渏oint employer鈥� standard under the National Labor Relations Act that has been in place for over 30 years. The standard was overturned by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in its Aug. 27 ruling in the Browning-Ferris Industries of California case.听