U.S. Supreme Court,
Labor/Employment,
Corporate
Sep. 27, 2017
Justices should clarify joint employment rules
To say that there is lack of uniformity across the various circuit courts would be a vast understatement, as nearly every circuit has adopted a different variation of a joint employer test for FLSA purposes.
Tristan R. Kirk
Associate
Winston & Strawn LLP
Phone: (213) 615-1700
Email: tkirk@winston.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
OCTOBER 2017 TERM
One of the most divisive legal issues over recent years has centered on the proper standard for determining whether entities are joint employers of workers for purposes of various statutes. There have traditionally been two types of joint employment relationships: horizontal and vertical joint employment. Horizontal joint employment occurs when an employee works for two employers who are associated or related in some way with...
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