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Businesses brace for game-changing labor decision

Business leaders in Washington are bracing for a labor ruling that they warn would redefine what constitutes an “employer” in the United States, exposing thousands of companies to new liabilities and potentially upending entire industries. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is widely expected to rule by month’s end…

Franchises fear a “devastating” change to their business model

NEW YORK CITY — On Thursday, in the middle of a vast convention hall floor in the bowels of the Javits Center, Pedro Gallegos stood at a podium and described how he had arrived in the United States from his native Ecuador—carrying just two suitcases. Within a few years, he…

Joint Employer Legislation Advances in Two Congressional Committees

WASHINGTON, June 25 – Coalition to Save Local Businesses Executive Director Michael Layman released the statement below following the passage of the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill in the House and Senate Committee this week. The bill included a provision to block federal…