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Franchise

The NLRB's Joint Employer Rule Faces a Barrage of Challenges, Fueling a High-Stakes Battle Over the Future of Franchising

The NLRB has delayed implementing the controversial rule until February 2024, giving more time for opponents, including the International Franchise Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, to legally challenge the rule.

Business News

Companies Can't Put Non-Disparagement Agreements In Severance Packages, According to a New Ruling by the National Labor Relations Board

"Employers cannot ask individual employees to choose between receiving benefits and exercising their rights," chairman Lauren McFerran wrote.

Business News

Federal Labor Agency Says Amazon Illegally Fired Climate Activists

Regulators have told the company to reach a settlement with two former employees.

Business News

Amazon Workers Detail Disturbing Work Conditions in Complaint Filed to the National Labor Relations Board

Former employees said they were aggressively placed under surveillance and forced to pee in bottles to meet quotas.

Noticias

Se ordenó a Elon Musk eliminar el tweet amenazante de 2018 a los trabajadores de Tesla, reglas de la NLRB

El CEO de Tesla debe eliminar un tuit que aborda la posible sindicalización de sus trabajadores, ordenó el jueves la junta.

Business News

Elon Musk Ordered to Delete Threatening 2018 Tweet to Tesla Workers, NLRB Rules

The Tesla CEO must remove a tweet that addresses the possible unionization of his workers, the board ordered on Thursday.

Business News

New York's Uber Drivers Form Labor Association

More than 1,000 Uber drivers signed membership cards with the association, known as the Amalgamated Local of Livery Employees in Solidarity.

Franchise

McDonald's Goes Head to Head With Labor Regulators

The burger giant is accused of violating employee rights as a joint employer.

Franchise

Lawmakers Push Back Against NLRB Joint Employer Ruling

Republicans in the House and Senate introduced legislation intended to roll back the Labor Board's broader definition of joint employer.

Growing a Business

How the NLRB's Employment Ruling Could Hurt Jobs, Business Growth

The NLRB just penalized the only entities providing jobs in this country, in the name of increasing employment. How does that make sense?

Franchise

Will This Decision Force Franchises to Reconsider Their Business Models?

The National Labor Relations Board's latest move means franchisors can be held legally accountable by workers.

Franchise

Why the NLRB Says This Franchise Isn't a Joint Employer, But McDonald's Is

The franchise industry just got a clue to untangling a knotty problem.

Franchise

Lawmakers Question Legality of NLRB's Joint Employer Decision

Congress joins the franchising industry in seeking explanations.

Franchise

Franchisees Team Up to Urge Congress to Examine 'Joint Employer' Standard

Franchise industry leaders are lobbying to preserve the existing joint employer definition, in contrast to the National Labor Relations Board's recent decisions.

Franchise

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.