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Concurrent Session
Changing Employment Relationships: Defining an Employee in the Age of the Joint Employer
Congressional A
Monday 03/13/2017 01:45 PM - 03:15 PM   Add to calendar
1.50 SHRM PDCs | Competencies: HR Expertise, Business Acumen | Intended Audience: Senior-Level
Workplace Application:
Learn about the regulatory scheme surrounding joint employer status and how it impacts worker classifications. 

Policy makers are increasingly focused on the significant changes in the way different employee classifications are defined in the age of the so-called "fissured workplace." The traditional interactions between employers and independent contractors and subcontractors has been subject to an increasingly complex array of regulations and policy changes, especially when it comes to the new joint employer standard. These changes have caused significant uncertainty as to how workers are treated within the employer community. This session will focus on the decisions made by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Department of Labor (DOL) regarding joint employer status. Also discussed will be issues and policy options regarding the burgeoning gig economy. In this session you will learn about:

  • The current guidance impacting the independent contractors and subcontractors.
  • The developing joint employer situation and what it means for business relationships.
  • This evolving area of law under the Trump administration.
  • Gig economy legislative and regulatory considerations and policy. 
Presenter:
Ilyse Schuman, J.D., co-chair of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, and attorney at law,
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Maury  Baskin Photo
Presenter:
Maury Baskin, Shareholder,
Littler Mendelson P.C.