Jan 26, 2023 · The current standard offers flexibility for modern working relationships by only deeming joint employment to exist when two businesses share or co-determine the employees' essential terms or ...

Joint employment is the sharing of control and supervision of an employee's activity among two or more business entities. At present, no single definition of joint employment exists. Instead, various employment laws define situations in which joint employment may occur with respect to that law.

Jan 21, 2016 · More businesses are changing their staffing models by sharing employees or using staffing agencies, according to DOL Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil, explaining why the department issued...

Under the FLSA, an employee may have—in addition to his or her employer—one or more joint employers. A joint employer is any additional individual or entity who is jointly and severally liable with the employer for the employee’s wages.

Oct 27, 2023 · In particular, the 2023 rule considers the alleged joint employers’ authority to control essential terms and conditions of employment, whether or not such control is exercised, and without regard to whether any such exercise of control is direct or indirect.

The current standard offers flexibility for modern working relationships by only deeming joint employment to exist when two businesses share or co-determine the employees’ essential terms or conditions of employment and when they actually exercise control over them.

Jul 29, 2021 · WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to rescind an earlier rule, “Joint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” that took effect in March 2020. By rescinding that rule, the department will ensure more workers receive minimum wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Sep 20, 2021 · Joint employment occurs when two or more business entities share, control, or oversee the employee’s work. There are two types of joint employment: vertical and horizontal. Vertical joint employment. Vertical joint employment may be one of the most common forms of joint employment.

Feb 5, 2025 · The International Franchise Association (IFA) is advocating for legislation that would establish a narrow standard, requiring an employer to have “direct” control over a worker’s terms of employment to be deemed a joint employer. The Save Local Business Act …

Feb 16, 2024 · Rather, regardless of the business model, the joint-employer analysis is driven by the alleged joint employers’ relationship with the employees in question and their authority to control one or more of the essential terms and conditions of employment.