Senate Rejects NLRB Joint Employer Rule as Biden Promises Veto

The Senate approved a measure to block the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule, siding with business groups that argue it would be too costly in another blow to the rule after a federal court recently struck it down.

The Congressional Review Act resolution, which passed in a 50-48 vote Wednesday now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for an expected veto.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Independent Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) and Angus King (Maine) joined Republicans in rejecting the NLRB rule, which lowers the bar for finding that two companies must share obligations to negotiate with ...