Thursday, September 10, 2020

Trump labor rule that narrows ‘joint employer’ standard struck down by judge

 

Trump labor rule that narrows ‘joint employer’ standard struck down by judge

Insurance Journal

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration rule that narrowed the definition of “joint employer,” and which the attorneys general of 17 states and Washington, D.C. said would eliminate important labor protections for workers. U.S. District Judge Gregory Woods in Manhattan said the rule was “arbitrary and capricious” because the Department of Labor failed to justify it or account for its costs to workers, which the states estimated at more than $1 billion annually.

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