Episode 144: McDonald’s Finally Prevails in Landmark Joint Employer Case

The franchise business model had a major win this week when the NLRB settled the longstanding claims against McDonald’s and determined that they are in fact, not a joint employer with their franchisees. We’ll discuss the implications both legal and political. The District of Columbia has had enough of waste and we aren’t talking about Congress. The city is considering a “zero waste” law mandating that all restaurants offer reusable serviceware to customers and only provide disposable service ware upon request. We’ll discuss the state of play in not only DC but with regard to the broader issue. And the ICE man really has cometh. The President is touting new data showing that workplace immigration investigations are up more that 4 times than the previous administration. Will employers continue to be viewed as the culprits in the immigration battles? We’ll take a look. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.