Joint Employment Fact Sheet - Horizontal

Joint Employment Fact Sheet - Horizontal is a 1-page legal document that was released by the U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division and used nation-wide.

FAQ

Q: What is joint employment?A: Joint employment occurs when two or more employers share control and supervision over an employee's work.

Q: How does joint employment affect workers?A: Workers may have multiple employers who share responsibility for their wages, hours, and working conditions.

Q: What are the different types of joint employment?A: There are two types: Horizontal joint employment and vertical joint employment.

Q: What is horizontal joint employment?A: Horizontal joint employment exists when two or more employers each separately employ an employee and are sufficiently associated with or related to each other with respect to the employee.

Q: How is horizontal joint employment determined?A: Horizontal joint employment is determined by evaluating the degree of association or relatedness between the employers.

Q: What factors are considered in determining horizontal joint employment?A: Factors considered include common ownership, common management, interrelation between operations, centralized control of labor relations, and shared control over terms and conditions of employment.

Q: What is the significance of horizontal joint employment?A: It means that both employers are jointly responsible for compliance with employment laws and regulations.

Q: What are some examples of horizontal joint employment?A: Examples include businesses in the same industry that share employees, franchisor-franchisee relationships, and subcontractors on the same construction project.

Q: How can workers' rights be protected in cases of horizontal joint employment?A: Workers can file complaints with the relevant labor enforcement agency if their rights are violated.