Last month, an appeals court unanimously ruled that an employee can have more than one employer for the purposes of liability. The court said that when an employee...
Last month, an appeals court unanimously ruled that an employee can have more than one employer for the purposes of liability. The court said that when an employee is hired by one company but works for another, the companies can be considered joint employers, and can both be sued for discrimination under a provision of the Civil Rights Act. This could have big implications for federal contractors and their subs. Terry O'Connor is the director of government contracts at the law firm Berenzweig Leonard. In this week's Legal Loop, he joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the case and its implications.
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