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NLRB Case Asks Who's Really the Boss of Subcontractor's Workers
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 Aug. 25, 2015 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | latimes.com In the case brought by the Teamsters, the union maintains that Republic has sufficient control over the wages and work conditions of the Leadpoint workers to count as their joint employer with Leadpoint. The NLRB's general counsel, which says it's taking no position on the facts of the case, supports the Teamsters' interpretation of the law. And from the standpoint of worker advocates it would settle responsibility for the employees where it belongs, with the ultimate user of their labor, and protect them from workplace abuses. Full story...
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