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House passes bill clarifying employer‑status rules after NLRB decision

Utah House of Representatives · February 8, 2016
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Summary

House passed a third substitute of HB 116 to reaffirm state standards for determining employer status and to limit the effect of single administrative rulings as generally applicable law; sponsors said the measure preserves long‑standing 'direct control' principles and avoids inviting litigation. (Vote: 62–11)

Representative Green said HB 116 was drafted in response to a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) administrative decision that broadened employer definitions to include certain forms of indirect or theoretical control. The third substitute restates that administrative or adjudicative rulings do not constitute generally applicable law unless adopted through formal rulemaking,…

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