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Senate Hearing Previews McDonald’s NLRB Case

DATE:  February 5, 2015 By Timothy Noah, Politico Pro A Senate hearing on the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer standard previewed arguments likely to be aired late next month when an NLRB administrative law judge weighs whether to hold McDonald’s Corp. responsible for alleged violations by its franchisees. Read More…

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…

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…