[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2686 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 394
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2686

 To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers 
                under the National Labor Relations Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2016

Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. 
 Barrasso, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, 
   Mr. Coats, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. 
 Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
Flake, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Heller, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
 Johnson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. McCain, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
 Perdue, Mr. Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
   Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. 
  Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             March 16, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers 
                under the National Labor Relations Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Local Business 
Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF JOINT EMPLOYERS.

    Section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, two or more employers may be considered 
joint employers for purposes of this Act only if each shares and 
exercises control over essential terms and conditions of employment and 
such control over these matters is actual, direct, and immediate.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 394

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2686

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                                 A BILL

 To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers 
                under the National Labor Relations Act.

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                             March 16, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar