Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

We recently published an update to Hunton’s Retail Law Resource regarding the U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule that would create a uniform standard for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.  The proposed rule has significant implications for employers who share workers or rely on contractors, because a joint-employment finding may expand liability to multiple employers for wage-and-hour violations, leave obligations, and other statutory compliance issues.  

Our full analysis on the proposed rule can be found at:  DOL Proposes New Rule Covering Vertical and Horizontal Joint Employer Relationships