ICYMI: From Reuters: Biden vows veto if Congress moves to repeal NLRB rule on contract, franchise workers
Jan 8 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will veto an attempt to repeal a U.S. labor board rule requiring companies to bargain with unions representing some franchise and contract workers if it passes Congress, the White House said on Monday.
The resolution, which is slated for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives later this week, would interfere with workers' rights to bargain for better working conditions, the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement.
The National Labor Relations Board rule, which takes effect in February, would treat companies as "joint employers" of contract and franchise workers when they have control over key working conditions such as pay, scheduling, discipline and supervision, even if that control is indirect or not exercised.
The rule replaced a Trump-era regulation requiring companies to have "direct and immediate" control over workers in order to be considered joint employers, which was favored by business groups.