District Court Invalidates NLRB’s Joint-Employer Rule
On March 8, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the National Labor Relations Board’s joint-employer final rule, meaning the rule will not go into effect as was anticipated. The NLRB will likely appeal the ruling to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The final rule expanded the joint-employer standard under the National Labor Relations Act, which is used to determine when two or more entities are jointly responsible for setting the terms and conditions of employment over a shared group of employees.