Labor Board Abandons Bid to Revive Joint Employer Regulation (1)

The National Labor Relations Board has given up trying to revive its rule for joint labor law liability, capitulating to a federal district court’s decision striking down the agency’s regulation.

The NLRB on Friday filed a motion with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeking dismissal of its challenge, saying that the board believes the rule is lawful but wants “to consider options for addressing the outstanding joint employer matters before it.”

The NLRB’s decision to abandon its 2023 joint employer rule signals that the Democratic-controlled board may attempt to return to case adjudication as the method ...