February 5th, 2015
Fast food companies are invoking ‘Main Street’ to fight unions
By Lydia DePillis, Washington Post Over the past few months, a quiet fight has been brewing on Capitol hill that could determine the future of labor organizing in America. At the center of it is McDonald’s. In December, the National Labor Relations Board’s General Counsel found the company controls almost all aspects of its franchisees’ operations. The…February 5th, 2015
Senate Hearing Focuses on Definition of Joint Employment
By Michael J. Lotito, Lexology The implications of an expanded definition of “joint employer” under the National Labor Relations Act was the topic of debate among Senators and panelists during a Thursday hearing held by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. According to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), if…February 4th, 2015