This is kind of a silly case, but there is a lesson here. In the Matter of Liane Ginsburg was decided a couple months back. Basically, the employer wanted to hire the worker as a housekeeper. This is potentially possible, but the issue here was that one of the duties expected of the worker was to perform gardening at the house. The Board found that this was an impermissible combination of occupations. In other words, the housekeeper doing “non-housekeeper” duties messes up the U.S. labor market because it takes work away from people doing the “non-housekeeper” jobs (in this case, the gardening).

The lesson here for employers is to be cognizant of what the jobs for which they are hiring entail. We will work with you to review those duties and compare them to lists and occupational duties maintained by the government to ensure everything is done properly.

Originally from May 2019, found here: https://www.permlabor.com/blog/balca-decision-in-the-matter-of-ginsburg