May 07, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board is fighting a Texas federal judge's decision striking down the board's 2023 joint employer rule, telling the court on Tuesday that the agency will appeal the ruling to the Fifth Circuit.
March 09, 2024
A Texas federal judge late Friday struck down a 2023 National Labor Relations Board rule that made it harder for employers to show they are not joint employers, restoring a Trump-era rule that eased the test.
February 22, 2024
A Texas federal judge on Thursday delayed until March an imminent National Labor Relations Board rule change that will make it tougher for employers to show they are not joint employers while the court mulls a business coalition's challenge.
February 13, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board's revised joint employer test is not just "logically incoherent" but also violates federal labor law, the attorney for a U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led business coalition argued during marathon Texas federal court arguments Tuesday in a bid to block the impending shift.
January 31, 2024
A Texas federal judge scheduled a hearing in February over the challenge to the NLRB's joint employer rule from the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, according to the case docket, with the judge also considering the board's bid to transfer the proceeding to the D.C. Circuit.
January 01, 2024
People in the hospitality industry work to project the image that they enjoy nothing more than making customers happy and serving them tirelessly, but the reality can be a darker one — especially in courts of law and at regulatory agencies, where issues involving hotels, restaurants and other businesses reveal what goes on behind the scenes.
December 19, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board is seeking a quick resolution to a challenge to its joint employer rule from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and business groups, telling a Texas federal judge that the regulation aligns with common law principles on the degree of control that determines employer status.
December 05, 2023
The NLRB's attempt to transfer a suit over its new joint employer rule to the D.C. Circuit is a departure from precedent, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups argued to a Texas federal judge, saying "red flags abound" with the agency's arguments.
November 21, 2023
A challenge from business groups to the National Labor Relations Board's joint employer rule should go before the D.C. Circuit instead of a Texas district court, the board argued, saying precedent supports the appeals court's review of final rules linked to unfair labor practice cases.
November 16, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has voted to delay the effective date of its new joint employer rule by about two months, according to a Thursday filing in a Texas federal lawsuit brought by business groups challenging the regulation.