A bill passed last week by the House would make companies no longer liable for safety and other violations committed by their subcontractors.
The Save Local Business Act, sponsored by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), would reverse a 2015 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that an employer is considered a joint employer with a subcontractor if it has “indirect” control over the terms and conditions of employment or has the “reserved authority to do so.”