Blog Post
Oct 31, 2017
“Save Local Business Act” Clears Committee
On October 5, 2017, H.R. 3441, the “Save Local Business Act,” cleared its first hurdle when it passed the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The bill, which would clarify the definition of “joint employer” under both the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), passed by a comfortable margin with 23 “yea” votes and 17 “nay” votes.