"Fast-food chains go to war with labor board"

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Fast-food chains go to war with labor board

By Benjamin Goad at the Hill

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/213873-fast-food-chains-go-to-war-with-obama-labor-board

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Business groups are up in arms over a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that they fear could demolish the legal wall between corporations and their franchises.

The NLRB’s finding that McDonald’s has joint employer status, along with its franchisees, over the chain’s thousands of workers could expose the company to claims from workers who say their labor rights have been violated.

If it stands, the determination could lead to an uptick in lawsuits against franchisors and force corporate management to the table in collective bargaining situations.

Industry groups are pledging to fight the determination, saying it threatens to blow up a business model that withstood the Great Recession as other sectors faltered.


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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. They were discussing this on MHP this morning.

The rw guest was proclaiming all of the usual debunked talking points about raising minimum wages killing jobs, shutting down franchises, and potentially even destroying the franchise model, and, while short of actually saying it was 'racist', pointed out a time or two that minorities run more franchises than they do other types of businesses.