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Utah House rejects bill directing state agencies on joint‑employer rules after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated H.B. 116, which would have instructed state agencies to disregard certain administrative rulings when determining joint‑employer status; supporters said it protects small businesses, opponents warned of legal conflict. The second substitute failed 33–39.
Representative John Green, the bill sponsor, told the House that second substitute H.B. 116 was intended to give state administrative agencies ‘‘clarity and direction’’ when deciding whether two or more entities are joint employers, responding to a 2015 National Labor Relations Board decision he described as politically charged.
The bill would direct agencies to rely on statute, formally promulgated federal rules, or court decisions — and not on an agency adjudicative ruling ‘‘that has not been expressly authorized by Congress or upheld by…
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