The American Lawyer Quotes Noah Finkel on Proposed Joint Employer Rule

The American Lawyer (Law.com) featured Noah Finkel, co-chair of Seyfarth's national Wage and Hour Litigation practice group, in its article, “New Rule Would Clarify Who's in Charge Under ‘Joint Employer’ Status.” The piece, published on April 24, 2026, examines a proposed US Department of Labor rule aimed at creating a more uniform standard for determining joint-employer status amid the growth of outsourcing, staffing agencies, and franchise models.

Finkel highlighted how the proposal responds to past judicial criticism by allowing regulators and courts to consider factors beyond the core four-part test, noting:

“They’re not limited to those four factors. So there could be other things that come up that the Department of Labor investigators or courts should also consider. It’s addressing the main criticism that the court had of the prior interpretation.”

The full article is available here.