Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
Bill Cassidy - Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee | Official U.S. Senate headshot
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement today after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided to drop its appeal of a federal ruling that vacated President Biden’s joint-employer rule. This decision reinstates the previous Trump-era joint employer standard.
"Biden’s joint employer rule undermines the American franchise model that has empowered those underrepresented in the business community, such as women and people of color, to live the American dream, becoming successful small business owners as they help create jobs. That’s why Congress voted on a bipartisan basis to reject this policy," said Dr. Cassidy. "This is a win for the nine million American workers that earn a living from a franchise business."
Senator Cassidy had previously led a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at repealing NLRB’s joint employer rule. On April 10, the U.S. Senate passed this CRA with a bipartisan vote of 50 to 48. The CRA had also passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 206 to 177 before being vetoed by President Biden.
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