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NLRB: No More Dodging Labor Law With Temp Agencies, Franchise Structures
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 Feb. 22, 2024 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Workers will soon have more power to bargain with all the companies that have a say in their working conditions — not just the company whose name is on their paycheck. Under a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that takes effect Feb. 26, whoever controls a worker’s essential terms of employment — including wages, benefits, and work schedules — is considered an employer and must recognize and bargain with the union representing those workers. The “joint employer” rule is meant to get around shell games some employers have played, in which the entity that really calls the shots, like a franchiser or outsourcer, claims that an employment agency or franchisee is the sole employer. NW Labor Press
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