September 14, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voiced its support Wednesday for the loosened definition of a joint employer adopted by the National Labor Relations Board last year, telling the D.C. Circuit the new standard is in line with its own, time-tested approach.
September 07, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board pushed back at Browning-Ferris Industries' appeal of the standard the board applied to name it a joint employer in a dispute with workers, saying the waste management company's ire over the standard clarification was overblown.
June 15, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft, numerous industry trade groups and the state of Texas each sided with waste management company Browning-Ferris Industries on Tuesday in its D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's new joint-employer standard. Here, Law360 looks at the arguments presented by BFI's amicus supporters.
June 08, 2016
Waste management company Browning-Ferris Industries on Tuesday urged the D.C. Circuit to overturn the National Labor Relations Board's "broad and unconstitutionally vague" joint-employer standard, saying it hinders companies' ability to enter into business arrangements with contractors.