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NCISS News and Updates

Legislative Update: Congress May Be Gridlocked, But Regulatory Agency
Creates Havoc In The Business Community!

Brad Duffy – Legislative Advocacy Board and Legislative Committee Chair (Security)

The clients of security companies are in a position where they would qualify as joint employers under the new standard.
This poses a risk that relationships between clients and security contractors could become fractured as they are less apt
to outsource these contracts in the future.

There is risk for security contractors that employees would be eligible to collectively bargain with the unions on site at
their client locations. If clients and contractors are considered joint employers that opens a unionization can of worms
for the security companies that currently does not exist.

Overall there is optimism that this rule will be shut down through legal challenges and not come to pass. That is our
hope as it has broad implications for the security guard and investigations industry.

What if I told you that, if you subcontract jobs to other investigators and security professionals, you will now need to
hire that subcontractor as an employee of your firm?
Would I have your attention?

Although there is gridlock in Congress, pure havoc has been created by a regulatory agency. As you may be aware, in
addition to being alert to legislation in Congress, the NCISS legislation team monitors the actions by administrative and
regulatory agencies. This email is to provide an update on a recent ruling by the Department of Labor.

Have Your Voice Heard at Hit the Hill!

For the first time since 2019, it looks like the stars have aligned for NCISS to return to Washington DC for Hit the Hill!

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