McDonald’s Expands Training to Address Workplace Harassment, Violence Prevention September 4, 2019 The world’s biggest restaurant company, facing complaints from employees and advocacy groups over workplace policies, said it is expanding its...
Joint Employer Ruling Hikes Parent Companies’ Liability, Unions’ Bargaining Power August 31, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A major ruling handed down on Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board could give unions greater bargaining power...
Franchise Parents, Staffing Firms Ruled Joint Employers Under Labor Law August 28, 2015 By Jim Snyder More companies may be held responsible for labor-law violations committed by contractors and forced to negotiate wages and benefits with...
McDonald’s Is Joint Employer with Franchisees: National Labor Board December 21, 2014 McDonald’s Corp. wields enough control over its franchisees that it should be jointly responsible for the working conditions of their...
Republicans Question Labor Board on McDonald’s Franchise Liability Case September 18, 2014 By Mica Rosenberg Two Republican lawmakers on Wednesday asked a U.S. labor agency for more information about a recent finding that fast-food chain...