83_FR_55543 83 FR 55329 - The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

83 FR 55329 - The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 214 (November 5, 2018)

Page Range55329-55329
FR Document2018-24134

The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register of September 14, 2018, seeking comments from the public concerning the standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. The date to submit responses to the Notice is extended for 30 days.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55329]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24134]


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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

29 CFR Chapter I

RIN 3142-AA13


The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) published a 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register of September 14, 
2018, seeking comments from the public concerning the standard for 
determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations 
Act. The date to submit responses to the Notice is extended for 30 
days.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking 
published at 83 FR 46681 is extended. Comments must be received by the 
Board on or before December 13, 2018. Comments replying to the comments 
submitted during the initial comment period must be received by the 
Board on or before December 20, 2018.

    Dated: October 31, 2018.
Farah Z. Qureshi,
Associate Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24134 Filed 11-2-18; 8:45 am]
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     described in section 959(c)(2) are                      determining the consequences of this                  Register of September 14, 2018, seeking
     reclassified as earnings and profits                    hypothetical distribution, under                      comments from the public concerning
     described in section 959(c)(1).                         paragraph (a)(2)(ii)(A)(1) of this section,           the standard for determining joint-
        (iii) Example 3. (A) Facts. (1) USP, a               USP is treated as owning the CFC2 stock               employer status under the National
     domestic corporation, owns all of the                   directly. In addition, under paragraph                Labor Relations Act. The date to submit
     single class of stock of CFC1, and has                  (a)(2)(ii)(A)(4) of this section, the                 responses to the Notice is extended for
     held such stock for five years. CFC1 has                holding period requirement of section                 30 days.
     held 70% of the single class of stock of                246(c) is applied by reference to the                 DATES: The comment period for the
     CFC2 for three years. The other 30% of                  period during which USP owned                         notice of proposed rulemaking
     the CFC2 stock has been held by a                       (within the meaning of section 958(a))                published at 83 FR 46681 is extended.
     foreign individual unrelated to USP or                  the stock of CFC2. Therefore, with                    Comments must be received by the
     CFC1 since CFC2’s formation. All of the                 respect to the hypothetical distribution              Board on or before December 13, 2018.
     stock of each of CFC1 and CFC2 is                       from CFC2 to USP, USP would satisfy                   Comments replying to the comments
     treated as equity for U.S. income tax                   the holding period requirement under                  submitted during the initial comment
     purposes and under the laws of the                      section 246(c) with respect to the 70%                period must be received by the Board on
     jurisdiction in which each respective                   of the CFC2 stock that USP indirectly                 or before December 20, 2018.
     corporation is organized and liable to                  owned for three years through CFC1, but
     tax as a resident. CFC2 has a calendar                                                                          Dated: October 31, 2018.
                                                             not with respect to the 30% of the CFC2
     taxable year. On December 1, Year 1,                                                                          Farah Z. Qureshi,
                                                             stock that USP indirectly owned
     CFC1 acquires the remaining 30% of the                  through CFC1 for a period of less than                Associate Executive Secretary.
     stock of CFC2 for cash. On June 30, Year                365 days. Accordingly, USP’s section                  [FR Doc. 2018–24134 Filed 11–2–18; 8:45 am]
     2, CFC1 sells to a third party the 30%                  956 amount with respect to CFC2 for                   BILLING CODE P
     of CFC2 stock acquired in Year 1 at no                  Year 1 is $30x, its aggregate tentative
     gain. CFC2 made no distributions                        section 956 amount ($100x) reduced by
     during Year 1.                                          the amount of the deduction that USP                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
        (2) The functional currency of CFC1                  would have been allowed under section
     and CFC2 is the U.S. dollar. CFC2 has                   245A with respect to the hypothetical                 Office of the Secretary
     $120x of undistributed earnings as                      distribution ($70x).
     defined in section 245A(c)(2), all of                                                                         32 CFR Part 111
     which constitute undistributed foreign                  *      *     *     *      *
     earnings. Neither CFC1 nor CFC2 would                      (g) * * *                                          [Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0116]
                                                                (4) Paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this
     receive a deduction or other tax benefit                                                                      RIN 0790–AI99
                                                             section apply to taxable years of
     with respect to any income, war profits,
                                                             controlled foreign corporations                       Transitional Compensation (TC) for
     or excess profits taxes on a distribution.
     None of the earnings and profits of                     beginning on or after the date of                     Abused Dependents
     CFC2 are described in section 959(c)(1)                 publication of the Treasury decision
                                                             adopting paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of                 AGENCY:  Office of the Under Secretary of
     or (2) or are earnings and profits
                                                             this section as final regulations in the              Defense for Personnel and Readiness,
     attributable to income excluded from
                                                             Federal Register, and to taxable years of             DoD.
     subpart F income under section 952(b).
     CFC2’s applicable earnings (as defined                  a United States shareholder in which or               ACTION: Proposed rule.
     in section 956(b)(1)) are $120x. CFC2                   with which such taxable years of the
                                                             controlled foreign corporation end.                   SUMMARY:   Transitional compensation is
     has held an obligation of USP with an                                                                         one of the many resources available to
     adjusted basis of $100x on every day of                    (5) Paragraph (e)(6) of this section
                                                             applies to property acquired in                       victims of domestic abuse. The
     Year 1 that was acquired while USP                                                                            Transitional Compensation for Abused
     owned all of the stock of CFC1 and                      exchanges occurring on or after June 24,
                                                             2011.                                                 Dependents program is a
     CFC1 held 70% of the single class of                                                                          congressionally-authorized program
     stock of CFC2.                                          Kirsten Wielobob,                                     which provides temporary monetary
        (B) Analysis. Because USP indirectly                 Deputy Commissioner for Services and                  payments and military benefits to
     owns (within the meaning of section                     Enforcement.                                          dependents of Service members, when
     958(a)) all of the stock of CFC2 at the                 [FR Doc. 2018–24140 Filed 11–1–18; 4:15 pm]           the member has been separated from the
     end of Year 1, USP’s aggregate tentative                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                military due to a dependent-abuse or
     section 956 amount with respect to
                                                                                                                   child abuse offense. If adopted as final,
     CFC2 for Year 1 is $100x, the lesser of
                                                                                                                   this rulemaking would establish
     USP’s pro rata share of the average
                                                             NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS                              requirements and describes authorized
     amounts of United States property held
                                                             BOARD                                                 benefits for an abused spouse and/or
     by CFC2 ($100x) and its pro rata share
                                                                                                                   abused children affected by the
     of CFC2’s applicable earnings ($120x).                  29 CFR Chapter I                                      separation or forfeiture of pay and
     Under paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section,
                                                             RIN 3142–AA13                                         allowances of a military Service
     USP’s section 956 amount with respect
     to CFC2 for Year 1 is its aggregate                                                                           member.
     tentative section 956 amount with                       The Standard for Determining Joint-                   DATES: Comments must be received by
     respect to CFC2 reduced by the                          Employer Status                                       January 4, 2019.
     deduction under section 245A that USP                   AGENCY: National Labor Relations Board                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
     would be allowed if USP received an                     ACTION:Proposed rulemaking; extension                 identified by docket number and/or RIN
     amount equal to its aggregate tentative                 of comment period.                                    number and title, by any of the
     section 956 amount as a distribution                                                                          following methods:
     with respect to the CFC2 stock that USP                 SUMMARY:  The National Labor Relations                   • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
     owns indirectly within the meaning of                   Board (the Board) published a Notice of               www.regulations.gov. Follow the
     section 958(a)(2). For purposes of                      Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal                    instructions for submitting comments.


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Document Created: 2018-11-03 00:28:24
Document Modified: 2018-11-03 00:28:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking published at 83 FR 46681 is extended. Comments must be received by the Board on or before December 13, 2018. Comments replying to the comments submitted during the initial comment period must be received by the Board on or before December 20, 2018.
FR Citation83 FR 55329 
RIN Number3142-AA13

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