For retail and hospitality industries especially, it is turning out to be a long, hot summer as franchises continue to be in the employment law spotlight.
On July 29, 2014 the NLRB’s General Counsel announced a decision to treat McDonald’s, USA, LLC as a joint employer, along with its franchisees, of workers 43 McDonald’s franchised restaurants with regard to unfair labor practices charges filed by unions on behalf of the workers and authorized charges against of both the franchisees and McDonalds. (See our July 30 blog post and Aug. 14 blog ...
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