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The Potential Impact of the NLRB’s Position that McDonald’s Franchisees are Joint Employers

HR Policies & Procedures, NLRA, Wage and Hour

August 4, 2014

The National Labor Relations Board created a stir last week when it announced that it intends to hold McDonald's USA responsible for its franchisees’ violations of employment law. The announcement has created concern and consternation among businesses […]

The NLRB Invites Comments Before Reaching a Final Decision on Whether to Grant Northwestern University Football Players the Right to Unionize

Employment Law

June 2, 2014

On March 26, 2014, Peter Sung Ohr, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) Regional Director in Chicago, ruled that football players at Northwestern University were properly classified as employees of the University and, therefore, had the […]