CLIENT ALERT: The National Labor Relations Board Issues Key Decision on Joint-Employer Status

August 28, 2015 – The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a landmark decision on August 27, 2015, ruling that companies can be held liable as a “joint-employer” for labor violations committed by their contractors who provide services or personnel to such entity. In its decision, the NLRB, in a 3-2 ruling, concluded that two or more entities are joint-employers of a single workforce if (i) they are both employers within the meaning of the common law; and (2) they share or codetermine matters governing the essential terms and conditions of employment. Click here to read the full article.