# Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
> **Wage and Hour Division** · Final rule. · Published 2020-01-16 · Effective 2020-03-16 · 85 FR 2820
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-28343
- **Category:** wage-hour
- **Sub-agency:** Wage and Hour Division
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 2820
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 791
- **Publication date:** 2020-01-16
- **Effective date:** 2020-03-16
## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is updating and revising the Department's interpretation of joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or Act) in order to promote certainty for employers and employees, reduce litigation, promote greater uniformity among court decisions, and encourage innovation in the economy.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/16/2019-28343/joint-employer-status-under-the-fair-labor-standards-act)
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