Microsoft Objects to Labor Board Decision on Contract Worker Benefits

Microsoft Corporation has appealed to a federal court to discard a ruling by the U.S. labor board to broaden the duties of companies for contract workers with regards to benefits. The NLRB released a decision in August 2015 that expanded the definition of a joint employer which could oblige more companies to negotiate with and have accountability for workers hired by contractors. Microsoft's brief claimed that the 2015 decision was too expansive and would intimidate Microsoft and others from advising contractors to grant benefits to their employees, as the ruling would make the tech companies a joint employer. A source reported that there were nearly 81,000 temporary and contract employees under Microsoft at one point in 2015.

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