Anew joint employer rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is in the works. On Feb. 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) submitted a proposed rule on joint employer status to the White House for its review. We’ve gathered articles on the rulemaking from SHRM Online and other trusted media outlets.
Implications of Joint Employer Status
Under some circumstances, an employee of one company may be a joint employee of a second company, depending on the extent of control and supervision the second employer exercises over the employee. If the second company is a joint employer, both companies might be jointly liable for minimum wages and overtime pay under the FLSA. A company’s staffing firms, subcontractors, franchisees or other affiliated companies might be joint employers.
