McKnight’s Senior Living November 17, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has extended the effective date of its “joint employer” rule to Feb. 26, two months later than the original effective date.
The agency made the announcement Thursday afternoon and said the delay was “to facilitate resolution of legal challenges with respect to the rule.” The new standard will be applied to cases only after the rule becomes effective, the NLRB said.
The board issued the final rule in October after proposing a rule in September 2022 and receiving more than 13,000 comments. It rescinded and replaced one, promulgated in 2020 under the previous board, that some viewed as being more favorable to employers.
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