McDonald’s Has Friends in High Places in High-Stakes Labor Fight December 12, 2019 By Michael Smith, Josh Eidelson, Lauren Etter and Hassan Kanu In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
Trump’s Labor Board to Try Again to Ease Obama Franchise Liability Standard September 14, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. agency that enforces federal labor laws took the first steps on Thursday towards loosening an Obama-era standard that...
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...
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...
How Employer Joint Liability Is Changing February 18, 2016 By Andrea Wells Businesses known for their uniforms are worried about lawyers in business suits in the wake of a change in the...
Court Now Likely for Joint Employer, Franchise Company Liability Case September 28, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A sanitation company at the center of a major U.S. labor board ruling that could force companies like McDonald’s Corp....
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...