U.S. Labor Judge Nixes McDonald’s Deal to Avoid Joint Employer Tag July 18, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A judge with a U.S. labor agency on Tuesday rejected McDonald’s Corp.’s proposed settlement of a major case on whether...
NFL Cheerleaders Could Test Joint Employer Liability Rule May 11, 2018 By Ira Boudway and Josh Eidelson The NFL’s cheerleader problems are back. The New York Times reported Wednesday that cheerleaders for the Washington franchise were made...
Trump Administration, McDonald’s Rush to Avoid Employer Liability Trial March 18, 2018 By Josh Eidelson The National Labor Relations Board is ignoring its own guidelines and rushing to settle a major workplace action involving McDonald’s...
McDonald’s, U.S. Labor Board Begin Talks to Settle ‘Joint Employment’ Trial January 22, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla McDonald’s Corp and a U.S. labor board are in talks to settle a case claiming the fast food company is...
Trump’s Labor Board Overturns Obama ‘Joint Employer’ Rule December 15, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Thursday overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for unions and workers to...
Trump Nominee Kaplan to Tilt Labor Board to Republican Majority June 21, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump was poised on Tuesday to nominate Washington lawyer Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board, nudging...
House Labor Panel Chair Foxx Ready to Take on Unions, Democrats December 6, 2016 By Robert Iafolla The incoming chair of the congressional panel that oversees labor issues on Monday questioned the need for unions and said...
Amazon Drivers Deliver ‘Joint Employer’ Claims Against E-commerce Giant November 4, 2016 By Josh Eidelson Amazon.com was sued by Illinois delivery drivers who say the company failed to pay them overtime for hauling its goods....
Court Hears Appeal of Expanded Joint Employer Liability Rule June 8, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla A California waste management company at the center of a closely watched case told a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday...
New York AG Claims Domino’s Pizza Liable for Wage Theft by Franchisees May 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday sued Domino’s Pizza Inc, claiming it is liable for wage theft by...