Case: Labor Relations/Joint Employer (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Browning-Ferris jointly employed recycling workers with a staffing firm, stating that the company exercised direct control over Leadpoint Business Services workers’ job duties and wages, as well as indirect control over other employment conditions. Although the most recent regulations generally require more direct control over working conditions to be ruled a joint employer under the National Labor Relations Act, the board stated that using the standard in use at the time the case was brought was appropriate, which allowed a finding of joint employment for both direct and indirect control over the working ...