NLRB's 'Joint Employer' Test Will Rewrite Labor Law

Law360, New York (September 18, 2014, 12:44 PM EDT) -- Much has been written about the National Labor Relations Board's quest to find joint employer status between McDonald's Corp. and its franchisees. The NLRB is even changing the legal definition of joint employer to satisfy its desired outcome that McDonald's and its franchisees are joint employers. But, changing the law with respect to franchisees and franchisors is just one small part of the NLRB's larger goal: The change in law intentionally erases the line between legal entities in most industries....

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