Joint Employer Status Under The Fair Labor Standards Act, Family & Medical Leave Act & Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published this notice of proposed rulemaking regarding joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. In this rulemaking, the Department proposes to clarify how to determine joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in Part 791 of Title 29, where its joint employer regulations were located prior to 2021 . . .