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Small Businesses Celebrating on a Tight Budget This Year.
Entrepreneurs can be successful even in the worst of times, but let's hope they aren't forced into that position for much longer.
Are Small-Business Owners Immoral If They Pay Low Wages?
The biggest fallacy in the discussion of living wage is looking at the issue from a moral point of view.
Service Workers Union Allies With Franchisees, Drawing Ire of Franchise Industry
The Service Employees International Union launched a franchisee-focused initiative, as the International Franchise Association reaffirms franchisees' satisfaction with the system.
Should You Raise Your Employees' Pay?
There is a benefit to paying efficiency wages. But make sure the cost is right for your business.
Burger King Founder Predicts Wage Hike Would End the 'Dollar Menu' Era
The man who help found the fast-food joint 51 years ago says that prices will shoot up if workers' pay increases.
McDonald's Is Raising Employees' Wages, But Only at Corporate Locations
The pay hike will not directly impact workers at franchised locations, which comprise 90 percent of the chain's U.S. restaurants.
Should Tipped Minimum Wage Still Exist?
Tipped workers are coming into the spotlight in the minimum wage debate, with Rhode Island considering tripling the minimum wage for those workers.
Franchises Lose Bid to Block Part of Seattle's Minimum Wage Rollout
Franchise owners in Seattle are still on track to be grouped with large businesses under the city's new minimum wage law.
McDonald's Employees Claim They Were Told to Put Mustard on Burns and Keep Working
Backed by a minimum-wage activist group, employees that suffered severe burns on the job have filed complaints against the chain in 19 cities.
Why the International Franchise Association Is Suing Seattle
Oral arguments on the preliminary injunction to prevent Seattle's minimum wage hike start today.
McDonald's Makeover Promises to Be Pricey for Franchisees
With a new customizable burger platform and minimum wage on the agenda, McDonald's image revamp may end up costing franchisees.
Wal-Mart to Spend $1 Billion Raising Employee Pay to at Least $9 an Hour
Nearly half a million Wal-Mart workers are about to get a raise.
Lower Employee Turnover and Improve the Bottom Line
Follow this five-pronged strategy to make staff departures exceedingly rare.
Judge Rules Against Joint Employer Responsibility in Minimum Wage Case
A California judge ruled that only Massage Envy franchisees – not the corporate franchisor – are responsible for wage violations, in contrast to recent National Labor Relations Board decisions.
The Legal Issues That Could Change Franchising Forever
Franchising has been in the hot seat in the past year, as a number of legal and political conflicts -- minimum wage, protections for frachisees and the role of franchisors in labor disputes -- have come to a head.