County of Will v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board

This direct administrative review action stems from the Illinois State Labor Relations Board’s (Labor Board’s) finding that the County of Will is a joint employer with the Will County Board of Health (Board of Health) for the purposes of collective bargaining with the Board of Health employees. Because the county board’s authority over the Board of Health’s funding directly affects negotiations over wages, meaningful bargaining cannot take place without the presence of the County of Will according to the decision of the Labor Board. We believe that the decision is proper, and we affirm.

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