WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) withdrew its appeal of the March 2024 ruling by the Fifth District Court of Texas that struck down the NLRB’s joint employer rule.
Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women’s Forum, issued the following statement:
“We are pleased that the NLRB is abandoning its needless campaign against franchises and small businesses. Nearly 13 million small businesses are owned by women. Many of them are franchises or do business with independent contractors and would face new burdens from the NLRB’s unclear, untested new standard. Now, small business owners nationwide can focus on growing their businesses and serving their customers without the fear of new liability and added weight of costly new red tape.”
Background:
Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice have been engaged in fighting onerous regulations proposed by the NLRB on small businesses. In 2022, IWF submitted a public comment opposing the proposed joint employer rule. It joined dozens of other national organizations representing millions of small businesses and franchises in opposition to the final rule.
In 2024, IWV expressed support for the Congressional Review Act (H.J. Res. 98) to overturn this rule, highlighting the harms of the final rule to small businesses and franchises, particularly those owned by women. We were pleased to applaud the passage of this CRA by the House and Senate, which was vetoed by President Biden.
We will continue to fight for women’s entrepreneurship in America.