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IFA Sounds Alarm Over Proposed Joint Employer Rule Change

The International Franchise Association monitors joint-employer rules and lobbies strenuously against regulatory changes that expand the types of businesses that are covered by those rules. Recently the IFA has battled state and federal regulations – such as a National Labor Relations Board rule proposed Tuesday, Sept. 6 – that would…

The NLRB’s War on Franchises, Part II

The Biden Administration’s regulatory machinery is up and running, and no business except perhaps marijuana and green energy is safe. The latest target is the franchise business model, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said Tuesday it plans to broaden the definition of…

Labor Board Proposes Tossing Trump Joint Employer Regulation (3)

A National Labor Relations Board move to ease the legal standard for deciding when one company jointly employs another firm’s workers is a big step toward undoing the employer-friendly rule minted during the Trump administration. The looser standard proposed Tuesday could mean legal exposure for national franchise companies such as…