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The NAM filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case addressing standards applicable to joint employment liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s ruling would treat any business as an FLSA joint-employer if the business is “not completely disassociated” from a worker’s direct employer and applies even if a business has no direct relationship with the employee, or if the business has only a limited relationship. That ruling unreasonably expands the scope of companies deemed to be an individual’s employer and imposes employment obligations and liabilities on those employers. The NAM’s brief explained that the Supreme Court should hear the case to bring uniformity to joint employment liability standards and avoid the potential imposition of extensive unanticipated liability on the many employers impacted by this new rule. Although the Supreme Court denied certiorari, the National Labor Relations Board overturned the Browning-Ferris case that initially broadened the definition of a joint employer.