A federal district court in Texas recently delayed the effective date of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s revised joint employer rule until March 11, 2024. The new rule was originally scheduled to take effect on December 26, 2023, but we previously reported that the Board later delayed the effective date until February 26, 2024. The court’s order adds an additional 14 days to allow the court time to consider motions by the parties in a lawsuit challenging the rule (Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB, ED Texas, Feb. 2024).
Tips: As we originally reported, the rule takes an expansive view of what organizations qualify as “employers” for purposes of protecting workers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Board will apply its new interpretation to cases filed after the rule takes effect.
