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Solicitor's Office: 'Economic Realities' Key OSHA Test Of Joint Employer Status


August 28, 2015 at 01:41 PM
Labor Department lawyers have drafted a policy for OSHA to determine whether a joint employer relationship exists between franchisors and franchisees that includes several key tests, including an analysis of “economic realities,” according to an internal document obtained by Inside OSHA Online.

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