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Chip Rogers: Obama-era ’employer’ definition back from the dead to destroy franchises

Who is your employer? Most people don’t have trouble answering this question. In fact, it’s something so obvious that only Washington bureaucrats could confuse it. Last month, the National Labor Relations Board decided to return to a “joint employer” standard, determined under its 2015 Browning-Ferris ruling that expanded…

Mulvaney: Joint employer decision could mean the ‘end of the franchising business as we know it’

By Ian Kullgren and Colin Wilhelm, PoliticoPro OMB Director Mick Mulvaney today gave a grim assessment of the NLRB’s recent decision to withdraw its December Hy-brandruling on joint employment, saying it could spell the “end of the franchising business as we know it.” Mulvaney,…

WSJ: NLRB Overturns Obama-Era Ruling on Jointly Employed Workers

By Eric Morath Dec. 14, 2017 8:56 p.m. ET The National Labor Relations Board overturned an Obama-era ruling that potentially made it easier for contractors and workers at franchised businesses to form unions and collectively bargain with big corporations. The board, which is now controlled by Republicans, reversed itself on…