Labor board to rollback Obama's 'joint employer' rule

The National Labor Relations Board will publish a proposed rule Friday aimed at rolling back its controversial decision during the Obama administration to expand the so-called “joint employer” doctrine.

By striking the rule, the NLRB will undo a potentially vast expansion of corporate legal liability by limiting the circumstances in which one company can be held legally liable for the workplace violations of another related company, such as a corporate headquarters and one of its franchise operations.