What the NLRB Joint Staffing Decision Means for Healthcare

Steve Bernstein was quoted in Healthcare Dive on September 3, 2015. The article “What the NLRB Joint Staffing Decision Means for Healthcare” examined the National Labor Relations Board's recent ruling, in which they ruled that contract workers are jointly-employed by both their temporary staffing agencies and the organizations for which they are working; this means both organizations can be held responsible for labor violations committed by contractors.

Steve was quoted on his take of ruling.

Steve told Modern Healthcare the ruling means employers need to at least get serious about scrutinizing their contracts with staffing agencies and other vendors. “It would be wise to continue monitoring developments in this area because we see this as the tip of a bigger iceberg,” Steve said.

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