Third Act: NLRB Reinstates Employee-Friendly Independent Contractor Analysis under the NLRA

In a hotly-anticipated decision, The Atlanta Opera, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 95 (2023), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) overturned the existing legal standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Employees have rights under the NLRA, including the right to join a union, whereas independent contractors do not. The Board has returned to a former standard making it easier for workers...
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