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In a ruling that will affect most business relationships and
extends far beyond either labor law or the concept of employment
generally, the National Labor Relations Board issued a much awaited
decision today, Browning-Ferris Industries of California
("Browning-Ferris"), 362 NLRB No. 186 (August
27, 2015), found
here, that expansively broadened the definition of who is a
joint employer — an otherwise unrelated entity that does not
hire, fire, supervise or determine the wages and benefits of
another employer's employees but that nevertheless bears
responsibilities to those employees under the National Labor
Relations Act ("NLRA" or the "Act").
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