{"id":417,"date":"2017-12-14T23:17:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T23:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcusboxerman.com\/blog\/?p=417"},"modified":"2017-12-14T23:18:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T23:18:47","slug":"nlrb-reinstates-prior-joint-employer-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusboxerman.com\/blog\/nlrb-reinstates-prior-joint-employer-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"NLRB Reinstates Prior Joint-Employer Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2\u00a0<a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/go.usa.gov\/xnnpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">decision<\/a>, that could allay fears of franchisors being joint employers of their franchisees, the National Labor Relations Board overruled the Board\u2019s 2015 decision in\u00a0<em>Browning-Ferris Industries<\/em>, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (\u201c<em>Browning-Ferris<\/em>\u201d), and returned to the pre\u2013<em>Browning Ferris\u00a0<\/em>standard that governed joint-employer liability.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the NLRB, in all future and pending cases, two or more entities will be deemed joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) only if there is proof that one entity has\u00a0<em>exercised\u00a0<\/em>control over essential employment terms of another entity\u2019s employees (rather than merely having reserved the right to exercise control) and has done so\u00a0<em>directly and immediately\u00a0<\/em>(rather than indirectly) in a manner that is not limited and routine.\u00a0 In other words, explained the NLRB, under the restored pre-<em>Browning Ferris<\/em>\u00a0standard, proof of indirect control, contractually-reserved control that has never been exercised, or control that is limited and routine will not be sufficient to establish a joint-employer relationship.\u00a0 The Board majority concluded that the reinstated standard adheres to the common law and is supported by the NLRA\u2019s policy of promoting stability and predictability in bargaining relationships.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 14, 2017, in a 3-2\u00a0decision, that could allay fears of franchisors being joint employers of their franchisees, the National Labor Relations Board overruled the Board\u2019s 2015 decision in\u00a0Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (\u201cBrowning-Ferris\u201d), and returned to &hellip; 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