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The NAM filed an amicus brief opposing an expansion of employer liability for companies that share control over certain employees. In this case, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) departed from precedent and imposed new “indirect” control factors into its analysis of CNN’s status as a joint employer, which could challenge traditional business relationships and expose manufacturers to additional liability. The NAM’s brief argued that the new control factors would create a standard that would impose significant burdens and uncertainties in business relationships. In a win for manufacturers, the court noted that the NLRB had not explained how CNN satisfied the traditional “direct and immediate” test for determining joint-employer status and remanded the case.