The United States Department of Labor today released new regulations that dramatically change the existing rules on when two businesses are “joint employers” under federal wage and hour laws.
I’ve previously discussed the changing rules in some prior posts here and here, so you should catch up there first if this is the first
As I continue to work on a major redesign and relaunch that I hope (!) to roll out by month’s end which has held up some blog posts, my colleague Gary Starr returns this morning with a new post regarding a recent Connecticut court decision and temps.
Employers who use a staffing company to supplement
Can an employee work for more than one employer at the same time? Under a theory of law called “joint employment”, the answer is yes.
But how do you make that determination?
Suppose a private bus company provides services all over Connecticut. It’s largest customer happens to be a very large private university in the
“How You Doin’? said the character Joey from the TV show “Friends“. I say that here because this post is about the “joint employer” test for the Fair Labor Standards Act and its an otherwise dry post.
“I know!” (You might be saying, if you were Monica from that same show.)
“Could that BE