Liskow labor and employment lawyer Laura Alaniz spoke with SHRM.org about the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently proposed joint employer rule, which seeks to establish a unified standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. The rule, if finalized, would offer employers a more predictable framework for assessing joint employer relationships with staffing agencies, subcontractors, and vendors.
However, experts caution that the proposed rule does not resolve all compliance challenges. Alaniz noted that while the rule aims to bring greater consistency to the DOL’s enforcement efforts, it falls short of addressing the broader fragmentation of joint employer standards across federal agencies and states.
“Overall, while the proposed rule is intended to create more consistency with the DOL’s enforcement, it does not resolve the broader issue that joint employer standards vary across agencies and states,” Alaniz said.
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