Sentences with phrase «joint employer standard»

With roughly 2.9 million of the nation's workers employed through temporary agencies, the board said its previous joint employer standard had failed to keep pace with changes in the modern workplace.

The possibility of a joint employer standard sparked debate in Congress, with Republican lawmakers attempting to block it from happening.

Not exact matches

The NLRB, in a statement Thursday, says the purpose of the ruling was to refine its standard of joint - employer status to match up better with the needs of today's workers, where nearly 3 million people are employed on a contract basis through temporary agencies.

This informal guidance changed the previous «direct» control standard to a more ambiguous «indirect» control standard, creating uncertainty for franchisors when structuring franchise programs to avoid joint - employer liability.