Policy makers are increasingly focused on the significant changes in the way different employee classifications are defined in the age of the so-called "fissured workplace." The traditional interactions between employers and independent contractors and subcontractors has been subject to an increasingly complex array of regulations and policy changes, especially when it comes to the new joint employer standard. These changes have caused significant uncertainty as to how workers are treated within the employer community. This session will focus on the decisions made by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Department of Labor (DOL) regarding joint employer status. Also discussed will be issues and policy options regarding the burgeoning gig economy. In this session you will learn about:
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Ilyse Schuman, J.D.
co-chair of Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute, and attorney at law
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
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Ilyse Schuman is a shareholder at Littler and Co-Chair of its Workplace Policy Institute, Washington DC’s premier labor and employment legislative and regulatory advocacy group. With a deep understanding of employment and labor policy and the legislative and regulatory process, Ilyse W. Schuman provides strategic counsel and representation to clients on a broad array of workplace issues and developments in Congress and executive branch federal agencies. Ilyse worked on the Senate HELP Committee from 2001 to 2008, serving as minority staff director and chief counsel. She also worked as chief labor counsel on the Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training.
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Maury Baskin
Shareholder
Littler Mendelson P.C.
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Maury Baskin focuses his Washington, DC-based practice on national labor policy, challenging excessive government regulation on behalf of small and large businesses, while advising employers in compliance issues. He has extensive experience in dealing with labor relations and union pressure tactics, employment discrimination and wage and hour law. He has represented a variety of industry sectors, advising clients involved in construction, government contracting, higher education, telecommunications, hospitality, security, and nonprofits.
Maury has served as lead appellate counsel at all levels of the federal and state courts and before the U. S. Supreme Court, and has led successful challenges against federal agencies including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). He has long represented the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) national trade association and many of its construction industry members. On their behalf, he has been one of the leading advocates against government-mandated project labor agreements, prevailing wage expansion, and union corporate campaigns.