GOP considering new legislation to ease Obama's labor policy

Republican lawmakers are considering a pro-business bill to nullify the Obama administration’s efforts to expand the legal definition of “joint employer,” which is when one business is legally responsible for workplace violations at another company’s worksite.

Lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee and business lobbyists met privately Wednesday to strategize on what to do about the joint employer policy. Sources present at the meeting and who spoke on condition of anonymity said many believed that merely rewriting one law would not be sufficient bring back the previous legal standard, and that a broader effort encompassing all workplace-related laws was necessary.