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Dec. 26, 2014

NLRB move will compromise franchise business model

Last week, the NLRB filed 13 complaints against McDonald's and its various franchisees for alleged unfair labor practices committed at individual franchises. By Michael J. Lotito


By Michael J. Lotito


Last week, the National Labor Relations Board's Office of the General Counsel filed 13 complaints against McDonald's USA LLC and its various franchisees for alleged unfair labor practices committed at some of the individual franchises. Naming the franchisor along with its franchisees under the "joint-employer" theory was expected, yet completely unprecedented on this scale, and this new type of claim will have significant i...

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