Skip to main content
Skip to navigation

A Blow to Franchisors, NLRB Says McDonald’s is Joint Employer

By Joe Mont2014-07-30T15:45:00

lock icon THIS IS MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT. To continue reading, choose one of the options below.

Become a Member

News and analysis for the well-informed compliance or audit exec. Select an option and click continue.

Annual Membership $499 Value offer

Full price one year membership with auto-renewal.

Membership $599

One-year only, no auto-renewal.

Access CW Newsletters and CPE webcasts. REGISTER FOR LIMITED FREE ACCESS

Already a Compliance Week member?

Related articles

Article
A shot in the arm for franchises

2017-12-26T12:30:00Z By Joe Mont

The NLRB is turning back the clock when it comes to joint-employer status, overruling its 2015 decision related to Browning-Ferris Industries, which could make joint-employer rules less onerous.
Article
OSHA Enforcement Trends to Watch in 2016

2015-12-15T14:30:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is raising the stakes for companies that fail to provide safe workplaces. One development affecting CCOs in the coming year would dramatically increase penalties and emphasize who qualifies as an “employer.” “Every employer should be terrified of OSHA right now,” says Valerie Butera of ...
Blog
NLRB Issues Labor Violation Complaints Against McDonald's

2014-12-22T16:15:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger

The National Labor Relations Board Office last week issued 13 complaints involving 78 charges against fast-food giant McDonald’s USA and McDonald’s franchisees, as joint employers. The complaints could have far-reaching effects for McDonald’s, and others that rely on a franchise model, in that it opens the door to unionization and ...