Punching In: Shutdown, Overtime, and Joint Employment

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

The Lowdown on the Shutdown | A Hush Falls Over the Business Community | A Wrench in the Joint Employer Rule

Chris Opfer: This is Day 24 of the partial government shutdown, making it the longest such hiatus on record. The border wall funding stalemate between the White House and Congress shows no signs of abating. The dispute could eventually move to the federal courts, if President Donald Trump decides to go it on his own and use an executive order to free up $5.7 billion for the project.

That is, if anyone’s ...